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.

Conham

Other OS name in the Parish of Kingswood

Historical Forms

  • Coueham, Koueham (sic) 1189–99 Berk
  • Couham 1529–32 ECP
  • Tonhams hill, Conhams 1652 ParlSurv

Etymology

, 1830 M , Coueham , Koueham (sic)1189–99 Berk, Couham 1529–32 ECP, Tonhams hill , Conhams 1652ParlSurv , an OE  pers.n. Cana recorded in DB ( Feilitzen 213 ) , v. hām or hamm .