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.

Frankham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wadhurst

Historical Forms

  • Fraunkhame 1340 NI
  • Franchame 1375 Pat

Etymology

Frankham is Fraunkhame 1340 NI, Franchame 1375 Pat.'Franca's ham(m).'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement