Cold Higham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cold Higham
Historical Forms
- Hecham 1086 DB 1176 Dunstable 1198 Fees 1205 Pap
- Heccham 1176–90 Dunstable
- Hegham 1316 FA 1335 Ch 1338 Cl
- Heygham 1350 Ipm
- Heigham juxta Patteshull 1362 IpmR
- Little Hygham 1401 Cl
- Colehigham 1541 Statutes 1672 LRMB
- Coldhigham 1616 FF
- Couldhigham 1632 FF
Etymology
'High ham.' It stands high and exposed. Formerly named Hecham-parva or Little -Higham (Bridges i, 259), presumably in relation to the more important Higham Ferrers infra 191.