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Survey of English Place-Names

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Earlscombe Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Ugborough

Historical Forms

  • Erlescombe 1312 Exon
  • Yorlescombe 1330 SR
  • Yerlescombe 1352 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Erlescombe 1312Exon (p), Yorlescombe 1330SR (p), Yerlescombe 1352FF . ' Earl'scombe . ' The count of Mortain held four manors in the parish in DB .