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.

Moxhams

Early-attested site in the Parish of Atworth

Historical Forms

  • Mockesham 1236 FF 1278 Ipm 1338 Trop
  • Mokesham 1255 RH
  • Moxham 1411 FF 1460 Trop
  • Moxhams 1711 FF
  • Bushes or Moxhams c.1840 TA

Etymology

Moxhams (lost) is Mockesham 1236 FF, 1278 Ipm, 1338 Trop, Mokesham 1255 RH (p), Moxham 1411FF , 1460 Trop, Moxhams 1711FF , Bushes or Moxhams c. 1840TA . v. ham(m). The first element is probably a personal name Mocc , identical with that found in Moxhull Park (PN Wa 52).