English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Higham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Shirland and Higham

Historical Forms

  • Hehham 1155 P
  • Hegh(h)am 1199 Memo 1306 Ass 1306 HarlCh 1328 Banco 1410 WollCh
  • Heygham 1323 Extent
  • Hygham 1323 Ipm
  • Hiegheam 1554 Pat
  • Higham 1577 Saxton

Etymology

'High village', v. hēah 1 , hām .

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