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.

Wexham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wexham

Historical Forms

  • Wesham 1211 Abbr
  • Wexham 1219 WellsR 1237–1240 Fees 1241,1247 Ass 1252 Ch 1302 FA 1345 Cl 1440 BM
  • Waxham 1247 Ass

Etymology

This may contain as its first element a pers. name derived from the stem wac - 'watchful.'

Places in the same Parish

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