English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Shatcombe Fm & Shatcombe Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Wynford Eagle

Historical Forms

  • pasture…called Shapcumbe' 1473 Cl
  • Shapcomb 1564 Hutch3
  • Shatcomb 1811 OS

Etymology

, ' pasturecalled Shapcumbe '1473 Cl, Shapcomb 1564 Hutch3,Shatcomb 1811 OS , ' sheep valley ' , v. scēap , cumb , cf. foll.