Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Amedesham 1086 DB

• Medesham 1086 c.1150 MontC

• Medessan 1086 Exon

• Emedesham 1280 Ass

• Ædmodesham 1176,1186 P

• Edmodesham 1196 ChancR 1197 1205 Cur 1214 P 1226 FF 1236 ib

• Emodesham 1206 P 1251 Ch 1253 Cl 1268,1288 Ass 1303 FA

• Eumodesham 1268 Ass

• Agemodesham 1177 P

• Aumodesham 1244 Ass

• Augmodesham

• Edmundesham 1195 P 1196 ChancR 1248 Ipm 1283 Cecil 1438 Queens

• Emondesham 1283 Cecil 1370 Pat 1393 FF

• Eymondesham 1316 FA

• Edmondesham 1332 Ipm

• Edmondesham alias Ensham alias Edynsham 1563 Hutch3

• Emundesham 1378 Cl

• Edmonsam 1536 VE

• Edmondsham 1618 CH

• Edmondesham Paine c.1346 Hutch3

• Edmundes Champayne, Edmondesham Payne juxta Cranborne 1469 Hutch3

• Edmundeschampayne (juxta Cranborn) 1484 Hutch3 1554 Hutch3

• Ensom 1664 Hutch3

• Payn 1316, 1332 Hutch3

• Payn 1332 SR

• Payne c. 1346, 1388 Hutch3

Etymology

'Ēadmōd's or Ēadmund's homestead or enclosure', from an unrecorded OE  pers.n. Ēadmōd , or the common Ēadmund , and hām or hamm ; the forms in Age -, Au -, Augmodes - are probably best explained as showing further alternation of the pers.n. with an OE  Ealhmōd , cf. Amersham Bk 209. The moiety of the manor formerly known as Edmondesham Paine belonged to the family which gave its name to Stourpaine par. supra (Bartholomew Payn 1316, 1332 Hutch3, Richard Payn 1332 SR, Edward Payne c. 1346, 1388 Hutch3), cf. Pains Moor Copse infra ; -Champayne is due to metanalysis of -sham Payne and association of this manor with Shapwick Champaigne named from the Champaigne family, v. Shapwick par. supra .