Ashburnham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashburnham
Historical Forms
- Esseborne 1086 DB
- Esburneham 12th Pat 1432
- Esseburneham 1211 RBE
- Eshburnham 1315 ADvi
- Ashburnhame 1320 Misc
- Esburgham 1279 Ass
- Asburgham 1320 Misc (p)
- Eshpernham 1450 SAC 18, 27
Etymology
Other forms are without interest except to state that we have noted 16 forms with initial e and 14 with initial a in the 14th cent., one with initial e and the rest with initial a , at , or ay in the 15th cent, and that we have Esburgham 1279Ass , Asburgham 1320 Misc (p), Eshpernham 1450 SAC 18, 27, and four 14th cent, forms in Eshpernhamme .
'The ham (or hamm ) by the ash-grown stream.'