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.

Luccombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Bratton

Historical Forms

  • Lovecombe 1283 MinAcct 1426 Ct
  • Lovecum 1550 Pat

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Lovecombe 1283MinAcct , 1426Ct , Lovecum 1550 Pat . Perhaps ' Lēofa 's valley , ' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement