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.

Corringham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Corringham

Historical Forms

  • Currincham 1086 DB
  • Currygeham 1212 RBE
  • Curringham c.1250 WalthamA
  • Curryngham 1552 FF
  • Curingeham 1204 FF 1241 For 1242 Cl 1248 Ass
  • Curingham 1206 Cur 1248 Ass
  • Curyngeham 13th WalthamA
  • Cuningham, Cunigheham 1201 FF
  • Culingham 1201 Cur
  • Coringham, Coryngham 1242–94 FF 1428 FA
  • Coringe al. Coryngham 1570 FF
  • Curingg' 1248 Ass
  • Corryngham 1329 Londin
  • Couryngham 1347 Cl
  • Caryngham 1390 Cl
  • Corinham 1453 Pat
  • Cowryngham 1543 FF
  • Cryngham 1547 Pat
  • Conningham, Cunningham 1610 EAxi 1745 EssPRii

Etymology

'The settlement of Curra 's people,' v. ingaham and PN in -ing 129. Identical with Corringham (L). Cf. also Corringales supra 40–1. For interchange of l , n and r cf. IPN 106.