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.

Elcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Eltham 1609 AOMB
  • Hellcomb 1830 M

Etymology

, 1841TA , Eltham 1609AOMB , Hellcomb 1830 M , cf. Elcombe (ii, 254infra ) , v. ellern ' elder ' , cumb .