Hildersham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hildersham
Historical Forms
- Hildricesham 1086 DB
- Hildrichesham 1086 ICC 1313 YBk
- Hildrikesham c.1185 Clerkenwell 1242 FF
- Hyldrichesham 1247–9 FF
- Hildricsham 1260 Ass
- Hildrichissam 1270 FF
- Hildricheham 1431 Pat
- Heldrikham 1185 RotDom
- Heldrichesham 13th Clerkenwell
- Hildresham, Hyldresham 1239 FF 1388 Cl
- Hyldrisham 1239 FF 1346 FA
- Hilteresham 1267 Pat
- Hilderesham 1268 Ass
- Hyldersham, Hildersham 1285 1470 Pat
- Ildresham 1302 FA
- Hildesham 1272 Ass 1316 FA
- Eldresham 1392 Pat
- Heldresham 1428 FA
- Heldersham 1474 Colevii 1532 ADii 1610 EAxiii
Etymology
'The hām of Hildrīc ,' a personal name unrecorded in OE but common on the Continent. Cf. Förstemann PN 834–5.