Fordham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Fordham
Historical Forms
- (æt) Fordham c.972 ASCh 1086 InqEl
- Fordam 1086 ICC 1199,1200 P 1284 FA 1367 Cl
- Fordan 1495 Paston
- Fordeham 1086 DB 1428 FA
- Forham 1086 DB
- Fordthham 1305 FF
- Frodham 1510 LP
Etymology
'The hām by the ford.'