The story
- Old English · inherited fromÆlmham
- Middle English · derived fromNorthelmeham
- English todayNorth Elmham
From Middle English Northelmeham (1252), from north + Old English Ælmham, itself from elm (“elm tree”) + hām (“estate”), perhaps in reference to an estate where elmwood was worked.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.