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.

Dunsham (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aylesbury

Historical Forms

  • Dunesham 1276 RH
  • Dunsome 1826 B

Etymology

'Dun(n)'s hamm.' This particular hamm lies near a stream but on the outside of a bend and not within it. The name Dun (n ) occurs also in Dunston (St, Nf) and in Dunchurch and Dunsmore (Wa).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement