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.

Melsome Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Christian Malford

Historical Forms

  • Milesham 1232 Ch c.1350 Bradenstoke

Etymology

Melsome Wood is Milesham 1232 Ch, c. 1350Bradenstoke . The forms are too late for any interpretation to be possible. The second element is ham or hamm .