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.

Holcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Uplyme

Historical Forms

  • Holecumb 1281 Ass
  • Holecomb 1330 SR

Etymology

is Holecumb 1281Ass (p), Holecomb 1330SR (p) . v. holh , cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement