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.

Nunham

Other OS name in the Parish of Gloucester

Historical Forms

  • Nunnehamme 1154 Glouc
  • Noneham 1518 GlR
  • Oxleasowe als. Noonham 1535 ib

Etymology

( lost ) , Nunnehamme 1154 Glouc, Noneham 1518 GlR, Oxleasowe als. Noonham 1535 ib , v. nunne ' nun ' , hamm , cf. Mean Ham, Oxlease (139, 140supra ) .