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.

Lampham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pevensey

Historical Forms

  • Lampham 1510 Bay
  • Lampeham 1252 FF 1422 IpmR 1423 BM
  • Lempham 1265 SAC6,216
  • Lambham 1335 Ipm
  • Lamppam 1486 IpmR

Etymology

Lampham (6″) is Lampham n.d. Bay et freq to 1510 SRS 19, 65, Lampeham 1252 FF, 1422 IpmR, 1423 BM, Lempham 1265 SAC 6, 216, Lambham 1335 Ipm, Lamppam 1486 IpmR.'Lambs' ham(m)' with the same unvoicing here of b before h , as of d in Waltham supra 77.