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.

Wareham Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Wareham Lady St Mary & St Martin

Historical Forms

  • Warham common 1551 DCMDeed
  • The Common 1612 Feth 1795 Boswell

Etymology

, Warham common 1551DCMDeed ,The Common 1612Feth , 1795 Boswell , cf. the northe comon 1597Feth , large common for cattle 1774 Hutch1 , (The Inner ) Common 1842TA , common .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement