Witham Hundred
Hundred in the County of Essex
Historical Forms
- Witham, Withā 1086 DB 1161–90 P
- Wiham 1179–90 P 1198 CurR
- Wyham 1219 Fees 1255 Ass 1264 Misc
- hundred in DB
Etymology
For the etymology v. infra 299–300. The hundred must have met in Witham parish. For possible sites v. EAS xviii, 184.Called a hundred in DB, but afterwards a hundred or half-hundred indifferently.