Offenham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Offenham
Historical Forms
- Offeham 709 BCS125 c.1200
- Vffaham 714 BCS130 16th
- Uffenham c.860 KCD289(iii.395) c.1200 Pat 1392
- Afanhamme 1058 BM
- Offenham 1086 DB 1535 VE
- Offam 1251 Ch
- Hoffenham 1275 SR 1340 NI
- Uffenam, Uffnam, Uphnam 1584 Marr 1590 Wills 1677 Marr
Etymology
'The hamm of Uffa .' It lies in a bend of the Avon. Here, as in Uffmoor in Hasbury infra 295, it is clear that there was early confusion between the pers. names Offa and Uffa , a confusion commented on by Redin (102–3). Here the more common form Offa ultimately prevailed. For another Uff - form, cf. uffanlege in Himbleton (BCS 542) and Uffanhealas in Ombersley (BCS 116).