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).