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.

Burcombe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Ottery St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Borecoumbe 1305 Ipm
  • Borcome 1330 SR 1381 Rental

Etymology

is Borecoumbe 1305 Ipm,Borcome 1330SR (p), 1381Rental . Probably ' cumb by the burh . ' There are two near here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement