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.

Greenham

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Grindehamme 13 Weld2
  • Grineham 1241 Forde 15
  • Grind(e)ham 1250 Fees 1268 Ass 13 Forde 15
  • Gryndeham 1273 15 ib
  • Lr Greenham 1811 OS

Etymology

( mainly So ) , Grindehamme 13Weld 2, Grineham 1241 (15) Forde (p),Grind (e )ham 1250 Fees (p), 1268Ass , 13 (15) Forde (p), Gryndeham 1273 (15) ib (p), Lr Greenham 1811 OS , cf. Greenham Plot 1839TA , probably ' green river-meadow ' from grēne and hamm , but cf. a different interpretation in DEPN 204 of another So Greenham with similar spellings ; it lies on R . Axe .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement