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.

Aynhems

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • le Avenam Ed1 Puds
  • le Auenham 1290 YDiii
  • Haynhamhall 1577 WillY
  • le Aynam lane 1597 SessnR
  • Enam-haw 1652 PRGis

Etymology

, le Avenam Ed 1 Puds, le Auenham 1290 YD iii, Haynhamhall 1577 WillY, le Aynam lane 1597 SessnR, Enam-haw 1652 PRGis , v. af-nám ' a piece of land detached from an estate ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site