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.

Woodham's Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Thaxted

Historical Forms

  • Wod(e)ham 1429–62 MinAcct
  • Woodhams Ende 1597 Rental

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wod (e )ham 1429–62MinAcct , Woodhams Ende 1597Rental . v. wudu , ham , if the name is not of manorial origin .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement