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.

Asham Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beddingham

Historical Forms

  • Assaham t.Steph France 1285 CplM
  • Asseham 1200 FF 1279 Ass
  • Hasseham 1327 SR

Etymology

Asham Ho is Assaham t. Steph France, 1285CplM (p), Asseham 1200 FF, 1279Ass (p), Hasseham 1327 SR (p). 'Assa 's ham(m).'The name is not on record but might readily be formed from the common word assa , 'ass.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement