Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Haingheham 1086 DB 1100–22 Colne

• Heyngheham, Heing(e)heham 1166,1212 RBE 1218–59 FF 1221 Pat 1230 Bracton 1235 Ass

• Eingeham 1199 Cur

• Haingeam t.Hy1 Colne

• Heʒy(n)gham 1285 Ass

• Hedingham 1086 DB

• Hedyngham 1364 Pat 1489–91 Paston

• Hidingham 1086 DB

• Hiding(e)ham 1200–1304 FF 1248 Ass 1281 Pat

• Hidyngham 1342 Ch

• Hyding(a)ham 12th Colne 1253 FF 1294 Pat

• Hydyng(a)ham 1358 Ct

• Hyddynham 1321 FF

• Hittingeham 1259 Cl

• Hechyngham t.Hy1 Colne 1436 Pat 1453 FF

• Hething(e)ham 1100–35 Abingdon 1314 Inqaqd

• Hetheng(e)ham 1254 Ass

• Hethyng(e)ham 1388–1475 Pat 1490 Paston

• Hetingham 1381 IpmR

• Idingah', Idyngah', Ichelingeh' 12th Colne

• Heigeford 1198 FF, Cur

• Hengef(ord) 1227 FF

• Hing(g)eford 1285 Cl 13th StJohn

• Heng(e)ham 1212 RBE 1238–93 FF 1248–59 Ass 1263 Ipm 1264 Misc 1303–46 FA 1330 Ch

• Hegham 1243 FF

• Heneham 1302 Ch

• Henygeham 1248 FF

• Henigeham t.Hy3 Ipm

• Hinig(eh)am 13th StJohn 1484 Pat

• Halingeham c.1250 MP

• Hykkyng(g)eham 1272 StJohn

• Hichelingeham 13th Dunmow

• Hyngham 1285 Ass 1315–52 FF 1360 Ipm 1412 FA 1462–84 Pat

• Hongham 1462 ib

• Hythingham 1349 Ipm

• Hithyngham 1353 Cl

• Ithyngham 1355 Ipm

• Hithingham 1471 Paston 1474–84 Pat

• Henyngham 1373 Pap 1473–88 Pat 1488–90 Paston 1513 LP 1527–49 FF

• Heningham t.Eliz ChancP

• Hynnyngham 1486–93 ECP 1488 Pat 1500 Ipm 1506 Paston

• Huningham 1513 LP

• Hevenyngham 1489 Paston 1513 LP 1532 FF

• Hevyngham 1510 LP

• Hevingham 1562 Bodl

• Hedningham, Hednyngham t.Hy8 Rental 1535 VE 1546–57 BM 1553 Pat

• Henningh'm called Cast. Heningh. In some recordes Hingh'm or Hedingh'm or Heueningh'm. Steple Heningh'm or Heningh'm Sybile 1594 N

• Chastell' 1248 Ass 1330 Ch

• Castr' 1263 Ipm

• ad Castrum 1303 FA 1553 Pat

• Castel(l) 1304 FF 1513 LP

• at the Castle 1388 Pat

• Great 1251 FF

• Sibill(e) 1230 FF 1285 Ass

• Sible 1238 FF

• Sybill(e) 1238–93 FF

• Sibili 1342 Ch

• Sibbyll 1412 FA

• Symple 1527 FF

• Sibly 1713 Deed

Etymology

See also the forms for Hinckford Hundred supra 405, which clearly contains the same first element. Ekwall (PN in -ing 129) suggested that this might be “ham of the people of Headda , Hæddi or Hiddi ” or “ham of the dwellers by the hyð or landing place.” Zachrisson (Eng. PN in -ing of Scandinavian Origin 108 ff.) preferred an ing -derivative of OWSc  Heðinn (or Hiðinn ) as better explaining the modern local pronunciation. Such an alternative seemed unnecessary so long as the medial n of the modern pronunciation had no support from early forms, but the discovery of early forms Ichelingeh ', Hichelingeham (with c for t ) suggests that a medial n has really been lost, the l of the forms quoted being due to AN  dissimilation, giving Hithelingeham for Hitheningeham . In the meantime Ekwall (Studies in English Personal and Place-names 2–20) has shown good reasons for the existence of a series of OE  pers. names in -in and in particular (op. cit. 9) an OE  Heðin or Heddin . Such an OE pers. name would suit Hinckford and Hedingham better than a Scandinavian one, for there is little evidence of early Scandinavian influence in this part of Essex. Hence probably 'ham of Heðin 's people' and (for Hinckford) 'ford of Heðin 's people.' It should be observed that Hedingham itself is sometimes referred to by the name of the ford and the hundred by the name of the parish (supra 405).

Castle and Comitis (Oxon ) from the Castle of the de Veres, Earls of Oxford. Sible perhaps from the family of Sibil , widow of Geoffrey de Laventon, who held land in Sible Hedingham in 1237 (FF i, 118).