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.

North Ham

Other OS name in the Parish of Oldbury upon Severn

Historical Forms

  • Northam 1484 ADiv 1533 MinAcct
  • le North homme 1497 AOMB

Etymology

, Northam 1484 AD iv, 1533MinAcct , le North homme 1497AOMB , v. norð , hamm ' water-meadow ' .