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.

Ham Reach

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashprington

Historical Forms

  • la Hamme 1334 Exon

Etymology

is la Hamme 1334 Exon . v. hamm . The reference is to the big bend in the river here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement