Netherhampton Road, Salisbury

Netherhampton Road is to the south of Salisbury, running between Harnham and Netherhampton itself. The word ‘Netherhampton’ is derived from two Old English ‘neotherra‘, meaning lower and ‘hamtun‘ meaning settlement 1. I have also read 2 that the ‘ham‘ means a ‘bend in the river’, but I’m not not sure this fits the geography.

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New Harnham Road, Harnham

The New Harnham Road is in Harnham, to the south of Salisbury.

The New Harnham Road joins runs from the junction of the Bournmouth Road (the A338) and the Coombe Road (the A354) to the older ‘Harnham Road’.

It is also known as the A3094.

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