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.

Flexham Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Egdean

Historical Forms

  • Flexham 1278 FF
  • Flaxham 1296,1335 Pat

Etymology

Flexham Park is Flexham 1278 FF, Flaxham 1296, 1335 Pat.'Flax homestead or enclosure,' v. fleax , ham(m).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement