Place Name
Traditionally the area is said to be named after John Godemay who in the early 14thCentury leased land from the Abbess of Barking. More recently however Peter Foley, a local historian, said that it was in fact Godemay that took his name from the hamlet – a not uncommon practice – and not vice versa. In the 15thCentury the area was recorded as Goodmaistrete and, by 1777, as Goodmath.
