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.

Benhams

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horsham

Historical Forms

  • Banham 1439,1464 IpmR
  • Benhams 1566 SRS3,36
  • Benham 1296 SR

Etymology

Benhams is Banham in 1439, 1464 (IpmR), Benhams 1566 (SRS 3, 36) and was the home of John de Benham (1296 SR).v. bean , ham(m). The s is probably pseudo-manorial.