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.

West Ham

Other OS name in the Parish of Oldbury upon Severn

Historical Forms

  • the West Homme 1497 AOMB
  • Westham 1509,1533 MinAcct

Etymology

, the West Homme 1497AOMB , Westham 1509, 1533MinAcct , v. west , hamm ' water-meadow ' .