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Survey of English Place-Names

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Pelsham Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Buckhorn Weston

Historical Forms

  • Pelsham farme 1648 SC
  • Pelsam 1774 Hutch1
  • Pelsham 1795 Boswell
  • Pulsham 1811 OS

Etymology

, Pelsham farme 1648 SC, Pelsam 1774 Hutch1, Pelsham 1795 Boswell,Pulsham 1811 OS ; the forms are too late for a safe etymology , but this may be from hamm ' enclosure ' with the ME  pers.n./surname Pell , or , if the name is older , with the OE  pers.n. Pēol found in Pelsall St (DEPN) .