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.

Colham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Combe

Historical Forms

  • Colham 1338 Ipm 1346 AddCh
  • Collamwode 1416 Add
  • Coleham 1422 ib
  • Colhamwood 1513 ib

Etymology

Colham (6″) is Colham 1338 Ipm, 1346AddCh , Collamwode 1416Add , Coleham 1422 ib., Colhamwood 1513 ib. The first element is possibly col, 'charcoal,' the second may be ham or hamm , but the forms are too late for any certainty to be possible.

Places in the same Parish