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.

Horham Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thaxted

Historical Forms

  • Horham 1303 FA
  • Horam 1393 EAS(NS)iii 1443 Pat 1456–9 ECP
  • Horamhall 1592 Rental

Etymology

Horham Hall is Horham 1303 FA et passim , Horam 1393 EAS (NS) iii, 1443 Pat, 1456–9 ECP, Horamhall 1592Rental . 'Muddy farm or enclosure,' v. horh , ham(m).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement