Inglesham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Inglesham
Historical Forms
- (æt) Inggeneshamme c.950 ASWills 11th
- Incgenæsham c.970 c.1150 ib
- Inglesham 1160 SarumCh
- Hinglesham 1198 Fees
- Englesham 1190 P 1225 Pat 1242 Fees
- Overenglesham 1279 Ass
- Ingelesham 1211 RBE 1249,1268,1279 Ass
- Yngelesham 1279 Ct
- Ingelsham 1291 Tax
- Ingelsom 1693 ParReg
Etymology
The first element would seem to be a personal name Ingen or Ingin , an unrecorded n -derivative of Inga . The second element is hamm , 'enclosure,' or here perhaps 'land in the bend of a river.' The place is almost surrounded by the Thames and the Cole. Overenglesham is the present Upper Inglesham. For interchange of n and l cf. IPN 106–7.