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.

Isham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Isham

Historical Forms

  • Isham 974,1077(13th) ChronRams 1086 DB
  • Ysham 1060 KCD809 c.1350 Cl 1314
  • Iysham 1284 FA
  • Hisham 1086 DB
  • Hysham 12th Survey
  • Highsham 1675 Ogilby
  • Iseham 1217 ClR 1475 Pat
  • Isam 1235 Fees 1428 FA
  • Yesham 1400 ADiii

Etymology

'ham by the river Ise' (supra 3).

Places in the same Parish

None