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.

Higham Gobion

Major Settlement in the Parish of Higham Gobion

Historical Forms

  • Echam 1086 DB
  • Heham 1166 P
  • Hecham 1231 Cl
  • Hegham 1287 Ass
  • Heygham Gobyon 1291 NI
  • Higham Gubyns c.1520 Linc
  • Higham Gubion 1526 LS
  • Higham Gubbin(s) 1595 Cai 17th NQi

Etymology

'High homestead,' aptly descriptive of its site, v. heah , ham .The Gobion family were associated with the manor from the 12th cent. on (cf. VCH ii. 345). For the popular development of this family-name, cf. the history of Gubeon (PN NbDu 97).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site