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.

Boscombe Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Horsley

Historical Forms

  • Boxcombesmede 1370 MinAcct
  • Boscombe Hill 1699 Kingsct

Etymology

, Boxcombesmede 1370MinAcct ,Boscombe Hill 1699Kingsct 3 , v. box ' box-tree ' , cumb .