Historical Geography information for Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England
| Place Name | Eynsham |
| Description | Eynsham (sometimes written Ensham) is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north-west of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. Eynsham grew up near the historically important ford of Swinford on the River Thames flood plain. Excavations have shown that the site was used in the Bronze Age for a rectilinear enclosure. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records Eynsham as Egonesham and describes it as one of four towns that the Saxons captured from the Britons in AD 571. The name is recorded in AD 864 as 'Egenes homme' meaning "Ægen's enclosure or river-meadow". In 1005 Aethelmar, kinsman of Aethelred II founded a Benedictine abbey on the site of the earlier minster. By the medieval period Eynsham Abbey was one of the largest in the area, but it was dissolved at the Reformation in 1538. |
| City, Village, or Parish | Eynsham |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| SiteID | 93719 |
| DateUpdated | 4/22/2025 12:46:48 PM |
| Record ID | DataSet | Surname | Spelling Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
1092852 |
British Surname Clusters | Bowerman | Bowerman |