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Survey of English Place-Names

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Topham Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Tophan 1592 PRCon 17 PRBrn
  • Tupholme 1580 Skp

Etymology

, probably named from the local family of Tophan (1592 PRCon 8, etc., 17 PRBrnfreq ), but it may be identical(like the family name) with Tupholme 1580Skp 24 , ' ram water-meadow ' v. tup , holmr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name