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.

Muntham Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Findon

Historical Forms

  • Moham 1086 DB
  • Mundeham c.1234 Sele
  • Mundham 1296,1327 SR 1340 NI
  • Mondeham 1267 FF
  • Mondham 1372 Cl
  • Mountham al. Mounten 1694 Recov

Etymology

'Munda's homestead,' v. ham , so that it is the same name as Mundham supra 72. The later developments are probably due to attempts at connecting the name with mound and mount .

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