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.

Pachesham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leatherhead

Historical Forms

  • Pachesham 1086 DB 1288 Ass
  • Pachenesham 1225,1241 Ass c.1242 Merton 1288 Ass 1297 FF 1308 Ch 1310 Pat 1344 Ipm 1420 BM 1499 FF
  • Pacchnesham 1428 FA
  • Pechenesham 1255 Ass 1528 FF
  • Pagenesham 1294 Ass
  • Patensham 1599 SrWills
  • Patesham 1625,1673 FF
  • Patsome 1840 TA
  • Platsom(e) 1765 R 1816 O.S.

Etymology

Ekwall (Studies 11) derives the first element from an OE  pers. name Pæccīn , a derivative of the name Pæcc (i ) which lies behind Patching (PN Sx 249) and other place-names.