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.

Hamfallow

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hamfallow

Historical Forms

  • Hameffolowe (sic) 1425 BM
  • Hameffallowe 1550 Pat
  • Hame Falowe 1575 TRMB
  • Hamme ffal(l)owe 1541 AOMB 1554 FF
  • Hamvelle als. Velham als. Veelham 1440 IpmR
  • Hammesuolowe 1500 FF
  • Hammse valowe 1506 ib
  • Hammys falowe 1522 FF
  • Hamsfolow 1542 LP
  • Hamsfal(l)ow(e) 1547 Rent 1597 FF
  • Hames Falowe 1575 TRMB
  • Veleham 1477 IpmR
  • Velehome 1486 Ipm
  • Vealeham 1541,1629 FF

Etymology

'The ploughed land belonging to Ham (223supra )', v. falh (felh).There is no village of Hamfallow.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name