Farnham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Farnham
Historical Forms
- Farneha' 1086 DB
- Farneham 1291 Tax 1296 YI 1609 PRFrn
- Ferneha' 1167 P
- Fern(h)am 1226 FF 1541 MinAcct
- Ferham 1376 Ipm
- Farenham 1226,1265 FF 1269 Linds
- Farnham 1204 OblR 1251 Ch 1614 PRFrn
Etymology
'Homestead amongst the fern', v. fearn , hām , a frequent p.n.On the early Farn (e )- spellings cf. Armley iii, 210supra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Barf Lane
- Carr Lane
- Farnham Hall
- Folly Hill
- Gibbet Hill, Gibbet Wood
- Hodley Ho
- Limekiln Hill
- Low Hall
- Sandy Bank
- Shaw Beck, Shaw Bridge
- Stang Lane
- Tewit Mires
- Throstle Nest
- Ware End Beck
- The Bottoms
- Gospel Balk
- Hagworm Lane
- Hazel Bank
- Sand Hills
- Clay Pit
- Cold Keld
- Crosspass Hill
- Dovecote Carr
- Havikill Well
- High Moor
- Lambers
- Lingerfield Ho
- Low Moor
- Market Flat
- Moor Sike, Moor Ing
- The Oaks
- Percy Beck
- Preston Ho
- Rawson Banks
- Rooker Lane
- Sambers Hill
- Smithy Lane
- Tom Tub Well