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.

Ipenham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clanfield

Historical Forms

  • Ippenham c.1200,c.1225,c.1240 Os
  • Irpenham 1253 FF
  • Magna and Parva Ippenham 1267–84 Os
  • Nipenham c.1840 TA

Etymology

Ipenham (not on map) is Ippenham c. 1200, c. 1225, c. 1240 Os, Irpenham 1253 FF, Magna and Parva Ippenham 1267–84 Os, Nipenham c. 1840TA . '*Ippa 's hām or hamm.' The personal name is only recorded in place-names.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement