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.

Thorncombe Thorn

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorncombe

Historical Forms

  • Thorn 1811 OS
  • Thorncombes Thorn 1841 TA

Etymology

, Thorn 1811 OS, Thorncombes Thorn 1841TA , at a cross - roads just SW of the village , v. par . name supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement