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.

Horsham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Martley

Historical Forms

  • Horsham 1271 Ipm 1275 1309 Ipm 1527 LP

Etymology

'Horse-farm,' cf. horsham (BCS 834).