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.

Durham

Volume edited by : Victor Watts 2007

Historical Forms

  • Dunelmensischira 1100×7 Ran 15th
  • comitatus Dunelmensis 1344 Lond 1411 1418etfreqto1490 Lang 1511,1521 Spec 1551 Lond
  • the Countie of durh'm 1506 Wills 1581 et freq
  • Cowntie of durh'm 1561 ib
  • conty of durh'm 1583 ib
  • county of durh'm 1583 ParlSurv 1647 Ct 1642 Hud 1723
  • duresme 1547–63 Wills 1558 GD
  • durissime 1589 CC
  • Durham c.1560,1563 Wills 1567 GD 1723 Hud
  • Dureham 1575 Wills
  • Dorram 1583 ib
  • the county(e) palatyne of Duresme 1527 Spec
  • countie …Durham 1580 Wills 1583 ParlSurv 1647
  • Pallatine…Durham 1647 ib
  • Palatine…Durham 1717 Hud
  • the county Palatine of Durham and Sadberge 1661 EnclA 1887 Hud 1723–4

Divisions in this County