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.

Ham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ham & Stone

Historical Forms

  • Hamma, Hamm(e) 1108 Ch 1300 P 1195 Fees 1220 Ass 1221,1248 BM 1251 Rent 1547
  • Hamm(e) als. Homme 1597 FF
  • Homme 1315 FF 1324 Misc 1356 FF
  • Hompne 1466 ADii
  • Home 1493 Pat 1579 TRMB
  • Hampne 1492 Aug
  • Hame 1540 MinAcct
  • Ham 1472 ADii 1604–7 Berk

Etymology

v. hamm 'water-meadow', cf. Hamfallow (228infra ).