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.

Metcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Ottery St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Metcumbe 1281 Ass
  • Mettecumbe 1381 Rental
  • Met(te)comb(e) 1382 Oliver

Etymology

is Metcumbe 1281Ass , Mettecumbe 1381Rental , Met (te )comb (e )1382 Oliver 279 . v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement