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.

Petersham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Petersham

Historical Forms

  • Piterichesham 675,933,967,1062(13th) BCS 697,1195 KCD812 1307 Ass
  • Patricesham 1086 DB
  • Pat(e)richesham 1279 Ass 1601 SR
  • Pitericheshamne (sic) 13th ADi
  • Pytrichesham, Pitrechesham 1255 Ass
  • Pytrichesham 1293 Merton 1294 Ass
  • Pitrichesham 1303 Winton 1422 SR
  • Petresham 1211 Merton 1332 SR
  • Petreshamme 1279 Ass
  • Pyderichesham 1241 Ass
  • Petrechesham, Petrichesham 1266 Merton
  • Petrechesham 1324 Pat
  • Petrichesham c.1350 Chertsey 1352 Merton
  • Petirsamwere 1415 Ch
  • Patresham 1483 Pat
  • Petersham 1553 SACiv

Etymology

'Peohtric 's ham(m).' This pers. name is not actually on record, but both elements are found in OE pers. names.Cf. Petersham (Do), DBPitrichesham .

Places in the same Parish