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.

Barham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Teddington

Historical Forms

  • Bereham al. Bergham 1291 Tax
  • Barham 1772 T 1789 Gough

Etymology

'Homestead by the hill,' v. beorg , ham . Cf. Barham (PN BedsHu 233).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement