Winchcombe
town · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Winchcombe means 'river bend valley'. It is derived from the Old English 'wincel' (bend) and 'cumb' (valley).
Word origins
- Winch
- Old EnglishAttestedbend(from wincel "bend")
- combe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")
Historical forms
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