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.

Inmarsh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Seend

Historical Forms

  • Hennemershe 1225 Edington 1341 Cor 1345 Ass
  • Henmersshe 1432–43 ECP
  • Henmarsh(e) 1553,1659 FF
  • In Marsh 1654 Sadler

Etymology

Inmarsh is Hennemershe 1225Edington , 1341Cor , 1345Ass , Henmersshe 1432–43 ECP, Henmarsh (e )1553, 1659FF , In Marsh 1654Sadler . Originally 'hen marsh' with reference probably to some kind of waterfowl. The later corruption is identical with that found in Moreton in the Marsh (Gl), cf. PN Wa 299–300.

Places in the same Parish