English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Sutcombe Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Durweston

Historical Forms

  • copice of wood cawled Suttcombe 1586 AddCh
  • Sutcombe Coppes Woode 1590 Hen2
  • Sudcomb coppice 1784 SalisT

Etymology

, copice of wood cawled Suttcombe 1586AddCh ,Sutcombe Coppes Woode 1590Hen 2, Sudcomb coppice 1784SalisT , ' south valley ' , v. sūð , cumb , with copis .