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.

Huckham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stokenham

Historical Forms

  • Hoccumb, Hokcumbe 1238 Ass
  • Hocumb 1254 Ass
  • Hoccoumbe t.Ric2 Rental

Etymology

v. cumb . The first element is probably OE  hoc. Cf. Huckham supra 56.