North and South Ambersham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ambersham
Historical Forms
- Embresham, Æmbresham 963 BCS1114 12th
- Ambresham 1166 P 1327 Cl
- Ambersome 1570 Wills
- Amersham 1575 Saxton
Etymology
The earliest forms point to a pers. name Æmbre which is perhaps possible as a pet-form of the OE pers. name Ēanbeorht .It can hardly be simply a phonetic reduction of that name as early as the 10th cent., for the language is good OE, though found in a 12th cent. copy. Hence, 'Aembre's ham.'
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