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.

Torycombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Shaugh

Historical Forms

  • Torrycomb 1479 Dartmoor
  • Torycomb Wode 1514 Ct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Torrycomb 1479 Dartmoor, Torycomb Wode 1514Ct . v. ToryBrook supra 15 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement