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.

Uleham's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Latchingdon and Snoreham

Historical Forms

  • Uleham 1086 DB
  • Huleham a.1163 ArchCantx 1254 Ass
  • Holeham 1310 FF
  • Ulhams 1515–32 ECP
  • Ullams 1597 M

Etymology

Uleham's Fm is Uleham 1086 DB, Huleham a. 1163 ArchCant x, 1254Ass (p), Holeham 1310 FF (p), Ulhams 1515–32 ECP, Ullams 1597 M. 'Owl (haunted) ham,' v. ule . Robert de Hulepett ' who is mentioned in 1254 (Ass ) in connection with Woodham probably took his name from a place in the neighbourhood. v. pytt .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement