Marcham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Marcham
Historical Forms
- (æt) Merchamme 900 BCS592 12th
- Mercham, (to) Merchamme 965 c.1240 ib
- Mercham 835 c.1200 Abingdon William Cur c.1240 ObAcc 1199 1383–4
- Merchham 1284 Ass
- Merceham 1086 DB
- Marcham William Abingdon c.1240 Pat 1345
- Mericham c.1180 Abingdon 13th
- Merecham 1220 Fees
- Mergham 1242–3 Fees
Etymology
'Riverside meadow where smallage grows', v. hamm . DEPN suggests that OE merece , the plant apium graveolens , is the first el. of Marcham and of Marchington St and Marchwood Ha. The plant is referred to also in Smallege Mede , f.n. in Thatcham, Pt 1193.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Blackgate Lane
- Black Horse Inn
- Buildings Fm
- Cothill
- Cothill Pitts
- Cow Lane
- Denham College
- Dog House Hotel
- Gosford
- Hitch Copse
- Hitchcopse Fm, Upper Hitchcopse Fm
- Kiln Copse
- Marcham Ho, Marcham Pk and Marcham Priory
- Meadow Fm
- Mill Rd
- Noah's Ark Inn
- Oakley Ho
- The Old Heath
- Old Pound
- Peat Moor Lane
- Sheepstead Ho, Sheepstead Folly, Sheepstead Lo and Sheepstead Pk
- String Lane
- Hydes Copse
- Townsend Homestead
- Upper Sledge Close
- Upwood Pk
- The Warren
- West Down Lane
- White Hart Wd