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.

Holcombe Barton

Other OS name in the Parish of Ottery St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Holecumbe 1244 Ass
  • Holecombe juxta Gydesham 1322 Ass

Etymology

is Holecumbe 1244Ass (p), Holecombe juxta Gydesham 1322Ass . v. holh , cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement