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.

The Ham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shoreham-by-Sea

Historical Forms

  • le Ham 1549 Pat

Etymology

The Ham (6″) is le Ham in 1549 (Pat), v. hamm .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement