Farnham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Farnham
Historical Forms
- Fernham 688 BCS c.1150 BCS324 804 BCS627 c.1150 PatR 909 Fees c.1150 Pat 1206 1212 1217
- Fearham, Fearnaham 858 BCS495 c.1150
- (æt) Fearnhamme 894 ASC c.900 BCS1156 c.965 c.1150
- Fearnham c.965 BCS1154,1156 c.1150
- Ferneham 1086 DB 1128 Dugdv 1318 BM 1147
- Farneham 1228 Pat
- Farnham 1233 Cl
- Farenham 1238 Pat 1278 Ass 1291 FF
- Farham 1266 Winton
- Ferneham al. Farneham 1650 Recov
Etymology
v. fearn , ham(m). The ASC form, probably the most reliable of the OE spellings, points to OE hamm, and is probably correct.Hence 'enclosure or enclosed place in the bracken or fern.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bricksbury Hill
- Hallimore Hill
- Hale
- Manleybridge Fm
- Green Lane Fm
- Hog Hatch
- Homefield
- Hungry Hill
- Lawday Ho Fm
- Myers Hill
- Normanswood
- Farnham Park
- Red Hill
- Ricketts Hill
- Rock Ho
- Rowhill Copse
- Sheephatch
- Tilford Bridge
- Uplands
- Wells Copse
- Westfields
- Whitewaysend Ho
- Broadwell's Copse
- Bushyreeds Copse
- Charleshill
- Claypit Wood
- Compton
- Culverlands
- The Folly
- Long Bridge