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.

Coham

Other OS name in the Parish of Black Torrington

Historical Forms

  • Cuham 1230 P
  • Coham 1304 Ass 1464 Cl
  • Couham 1333 SR

Etymology

[ kuˑm ] is Cuham 1230 P (p), Coham 1304Ass (p), 1464Cl , Couham 1333SR (p) . ' Cow ham(m) . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement