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.

Haversham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Haversham

Historical Forms

  • æt Hæfæresham 1012 Thorpe 12th
  • Havresham 1086 DB
  • Haueresham 1176 P
  • Hever(e)sham 1235 Fees461,465
  • Harsham 1542 LP
  • Haversham vulgo Hasome 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

'Hæfer's homestead' v. ham . The pers. name Hæfer is not on record in OE but may be assumed on the basis of this name and such others as Averingdown infra , Havering (Ess) and various Germanic parallels (cf. Ekwall PN -ing 44–5).

Places in the same Parish

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