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.

Old Dam

Other OS name in the Parish of Peak Forest

Historical Forms

  • le Damme 1405 Pat
  • Old Dam 1538 AD

Etymology

, le Damme 1405Pat, Old Dam 1538AD , the great pond of Peak Forest , v. dammr .