English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Sherracombe

Other OS name in the Parish of North Molton

Historical Forms

  • Shearecombe 1632 Recov
  • Skirkham ridge 1651 Exmoor

Etymology

is Shearecombe 1632Recov , Skirkham ridge 1651 Exmoor . Possibly ' shire valley , ' v. scir , cumb and Introd. xxxv . It is near the boundary line between Devon and Somerset .