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From: "Pam Fisher" <>
Subject: Re: [SOG-UK-L] Masham, North Yorkshire - origin of placename?
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:24:11 +0100


Greg
Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names gives Masham N Yorks as 'Homestead
or village of a man called Maessa'.
Great and Little Massingham Norfolk 'Homestead of the family or followers of
a man called Maessa'
Mashbury, Essex 'Stronghold of a man called Maessa or Maecca'
Messingham Lincs is not listed. Messing Essex is 'Settlement of the family
or followers of a man called Maecca'.
Is this some help? Maessa may of course have been a fairly common name in
Old English
Pam Fisher
Leicester
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>Some time ago, I found a reference somewhere to the village/town of MASHAM
>in North Yorkshire which interpreted the placename to be derived from the
>same original settlers as founded MASSINGHAM in Norfolk and MESSINGHAM in
>Lincolnshire. I cannot now find my original note. Does anyone know of such
a
>reference, e.g. from a dictionary of place-names or other such reference?
>Failing that, any look-ups in such dictionaries for the origin of the
>placename MASHAM would be useful, even if they contradict my memory of a
>shared origin with the other two places.
>
>I would be very grateful for any help!
>
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Greg
>
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>http://members.tripod.com/~gregharper Bloom family
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>http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/cslewis/122 Other names in my
>family tree
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