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.

Aldham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Aldham

Historical Forms

  • Aldeham 1086 DB
  • Ald(e)ham 1202,1218 FF
  • Aldenham 1167 P
  • Aldam 1412 FA
  • Aud(e)ham 1259 FF 1289 Cl
  • Parva Haudaham 1267 Ass
  • Oldham 1328 Banco 1831 EssPRi
  • Eldeham Magna, Eldeham Parva 1535 VE

Etymology

'Ealda 's ham,' or 'the old ham.'

Places in the same Parish