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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lathamhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bowdon

Historical Forms

  • Lathum 1387 Eyre
  • Lathume 1440 MidCh 17
  • Latham 1409 ChRR

Etymology

Lathamhall, Lathum 1387Eyre (p), Lathume 1440 (17) MidCh (p), Latham 1409 ChRR (p), perhaps an original name, 'at the barns', v. hlaða (dat.pl. hlaðum ), but probably called after a family from Lathom La 122, or some similarly named place.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site