English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Mancombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Warminster

Historical Forms

  • Mancombe 1363 Hoare
  • Mancum 1812 RCH

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Mancombe 1363 Hoare,Mancum 1812 RCH . It is near the parish boundary and the first element may be OE  (ge )mǣne , ' common . '