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.

Spurham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Spurham 1244 Ass
  • Sporeham 1330 SR

Etymology

It seems to be a compound of OE  spora , 'spur' and ham(m). The farm lies low by the river Erme near a slight projecting hill.