Oxcombe
| Oxcombe | |
|---|---|
All Saints' Church, Oxcombe | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF311771 |
| • London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HORNCASTLE |
| Postcode district | LN9 |
| Dialling code | 01507 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Oxcombe is a small village in the civil parish of Maidenwell, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) west from the A16 road, 6 miles (10 km) south from Louth and 6 miles north-east from Horncastle.
Oxcombe was previously a parish in its own right, although small; in the 1870s it comprised 27 people and 4 houses
In 1931 the parish had a population of 47. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Maidenwell.
To the south of Oxcombe lies the parish of Worlaby and to the east, that of Ruckland.
The parish name may have been derived from the Old English oxa+coomb which means ox valley.