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.

Northam

Early-attested site in the Parish of Waterstock

Historical Forms

  • Nordham 1199 FF

Etymology

Northam (6″) is Nordham 1199 FF. 'North hamm.' Cf. the same name in Oxford 21 and Kirtlington 227.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement