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.

Bolham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tiverton

Historical Forms

  • Boleham 1086 DB
  • Bolleham 1175 P 1242 Fees786 1281 Ass 1285 FA
  • Balleham 1279 Ipm
  • Bolham 1284 Ass

Etymology

'Bol (l )a 's ham(m).' For such a pers. name, v. Bolnhurst (PN BedsHu 13) and Bola (Redin 85).