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.

Wrenham Stream

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pevensey

Historical Forms

  • Gretewrenham 1455 SAC53,50
  • Wrenham 1527 SAC45,163 1535 VE
  • marsh land called Wrenhams 1584 SAC37,43

Etymology

Wrenham Stream (6″) is Gretewrenham 1455 SAC 53, 50, Wrenham 1527 SAC 45, 163, 1535 VE, marsh land called Wrenhams 1584 SAC 37, 43, v. hamm . The first element may be the ordinary word wren .