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.

Abbotsham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Abbotsham

Historical Forms

  • Hama 1086 DB
  • A(b)bedisham 1193 Oliver 1269 Exon
  • Abbudesham 1238 Ass
  • Abbodesham 1282 Exon

Etymology

v. ham(m). The manor was held by the abbot of Tavistock in 1086 (DB).