Corsham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Corsham
Historical Forms
- Coseham 1001 KCD706 14th Pat 1336
- Cossehā 1086 DB
- Cosseham 1130 P 1134 Cl 1424 Pat
- Corsham 1160 P
- Corsholm 1201 Cur
- Cosham 1185 P 1367 Pat
- Cossam 1196 Cur 1242 Fees 1296 Pat t.Eliz WMxxi
- Cosham al. Coshamlond 1411 Pat
- Corsham al. Cosham 1572 FF
- Corsham oth. Cossum 1741 Recov
Etymology
Probably 'Cosa 's or Cossa 's ham.' Cf. Cosham (Ha)(æt ) Cosham 1015E (12th) ASC, 1204 Cur, 1212 Fees, Cos (s )eham 1086 DB, 1174 P, 1236Ass . The r is probably a later insertion, for the topography of the place makes any connection with the Celtic cors , noted under Corston supra 50 and Corsley infra 152, most unlikely.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Avill's Fm
- Bean Close
- Beckhill Cottages
- Chapel Knapp
- The Cleeve
- Copenacre
- Coppershell
- Corsham Side
- Easton
- Elley Green
- Folly Fm
- Greenhill
- Guyer's Cottages
- Holywell Fm
- Hudswell
- Knowl Fm
- The Linleys
- Meadlands
- Moor Barton
- Green
- Mynte Lodge
- Overmoor
- Park Fm
- Patterdown
- Pond Close Fm
- Pound Mead
- Pound Pill
- Prestley Wood
- Purleigh Barn
- Ridge
- Sandpits Fm
- Silver Street
- Smith's Mead
- Vauxhall Fm
- Velley