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.

Hatcham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hatcham

Historical Forms

  • Hacheham 1086 DB 1261 Ass 1285–95 Ch
  • Hachham 1319 FF
  • Hatchame 1535 VE
  • Hacchesham 1173 Dugdv,96 1285 BM 1285,1293 Ch
  • Hachesham 1234 FF 1235 Ch 17th SR
  • Hechesham 1247 FF 1255,1263 Ass
  • Hecchesham 1263 Ass 1371 Pat 1394 FF 1405 IpmR
  • Hecham 1544 SR
  • Hagesham 1248 FF
  • Hacchesham Bavant 1293 Ipm
  • Hacheshammerssh 1325 Ass
  • Hachesam 1623 SR

Etymology

'Hæcci 's ham(m).' Roger de Bavent held the manor in 1240 (FF).

Places in the same Parish

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