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.
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Byham
Byham
Field in the Parish of Rockhampton
Historical Forms
1839
TA
Byeham
1635
Inq
Etymology
Byham(
Byeham
1635,
v
.
byge
1
'corner, bend',
hamm
)
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Newton
Other OS name
Court Fm
Henridge Hill
The Hollies
Northfield
Penny Well
Sundayshill
Threeacre Gout
Major Settlement
Rockhampton