English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Gomm's Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chipping Wycombe

Historical Forms

  • Gum's Fm 1826 B

Etymology

John Gomme was a bailiff of Wycombe in 1451 (Wyc 564) and his family probably gave their name to this farm.

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