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.

Harcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Sidbury

Historical Forms

  • Haracumb' c.1200 HMCiv,58
  • Harecumbe juxta Sidemuth 1340 Ass

Etymology

is Haracumb 'c. 1200 HMC iv, 58,Harecumbe juxta Sidemuth 1340Ass . ' Hare cumb . '