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.

Wincombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Donhead St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Winecumba 1225 SR
  • Wincombe 1637 Phillipps
  • Windcombe 1773 AandD

Etymology

is Winecumba 1225SR (p), Wincombe 1637Phillipps , Windcombe 1773 A and D . The forms are too uncertain for any satisfactory etymology to be possible .