Old English Place Names

 

Various places in East Anstey have names with an ancient or Old English (OE) derivation.

 

These include:

 

Dunsley Known in 1345 as Donnyslegh; OE Dunnes-leah, Dunn's lea, or dunes-leah, meaning "lea at the down" or "Dunn's clearing".

 

Liscombe Known in 1285 as Lillescombe; probable OE Lilles-cumb- Lill's combe.

 

Radnidge Known in 1292 as Rothenesse; OE Hropan-œse (Hropa's ash tree)

 

Waddicombe Known in 1333 as Wadecomb; OE Wad(d)an-cumb – Wad(d)a's combe or woad or wood valley.

 

Cherricombe Known in 1244 as Churecombe.

 

Blackerton Known in 1333 as Blakedon – "dark hill".

 

Cruwys Ball Probably takes its name from the Crues or Cruwys family who owned the manor for many years.

Oak Known in 1742 as Oake Rhyll and in 1756 as Ryll al Hill (at the hill).

 

Smallacombe Known in 1278 as Smalecumb – a narrow combe.

Woodburn Known in 1292 as Westwodeburn; OE wuda-burna – "a stream in (from) the wood".