Oxcombe

Coordinates: 53°16′32″N 0°02′07″W / 53.275515°N 0.035151°W / 53.275515; -0.035151

Oxcombe
All Saints, Oxcombe
Oxcombe  Oxcombe shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF311771
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	LN9 6
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Oxcombe is a tiny village parish^[1] in the district of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. The parish covers an area of 1010 acres.

To the south of Oxcombe lies the parish of Worlaby and to the East lies the parish of Ruckland. ^[1]

Etymology

The parish name may have been derived from the Old English oxa+coomb which means ox valley.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Oxombe". http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~englin/O/oxcombe.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2010.