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.

Hollocombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Winkleigh

Historical Forms

  • Holecumb(e) 1235 Cl 1238 Ass 1261 Cl
  • Halecumb(e) 1242 Fees778

Etymology

is Holecumb (e )1235 Cl, 1238Ass , 1261 Cl, Halecumb (e )1242 Fees 778 . ' Hollow valley . '