Barkham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Fletching
Historical Forms
- Bercheham 1086 DB
- Bercham 1279 Ass
- Berchamme 1332 SR
- Berkhamme in Flecching 1361 IpmR
- Bergham 1288 Ass 1296 SR
- Barkeham 1611 DLSpecComm
- Barcomb 1766 LewesDeeds
Etymology
This is probably a compound of OE beorc and hamm, 'enclosure by the birch-tree,' and identical with Barkham (Berks), Beorchamm in BCS 895, though OE beorg is not out of the question. Cf. the forms of Barpham and Barpham Week supra 164–5. It is on the slope of a hill. It is clear that the name is quite distinct from that of Barcombe supra 313 and attempts to connect it with that manor on the score of its name (VCH i. 420) have no justification.
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Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Atherall's Fm
- Clapwater
- Coleham Fm
- Light Row
- Flitteridge Wood
- Daleham
- Mallingdown Fm
- Hungry Hatch
- Pilt Down
- Rigg Wood
- Ruston Wood
- Ruttingham
- Sheffield Park
- Shortbridge
- Woolpack Fm