English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Houndiscombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Plymouth

Historical Forms

  • Hundescumb 1244 Ass
  • Hundescombe 1477 IpmR
  • Hondescumbe 1318 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Hundescumb 1244Ass , Hundescombe 1477 IpmR, Hondescumbe 1318FF . ' Hund 's cumb ' or ' hound's cumb . '