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.

Ham Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Oldbury upon Severn

Historical Forms

  • Hamme 1497 AOMB
  • Holm Lane 1830 M
  • the Ham 1839 TA

Etymology

, Hamme 1497AOMB , Holm Lane 1830 M,the Ham 1839TA , v. hamm ' water-meadow ' .