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.

Yarnacombe Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of West Alvington

Historical Forms

  • Westyernecumbe juxta Kyngesbrigg 1316 Ass
  • Yarnecomb 1330 SR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Westyernecumbe juxta Kyngesbrigg 1316Ass , Yarnecomb 1330SR (p) . ' Eagles' valley , ' v. earn , cumb .