Mettleham Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Soham
Historical Forms
- Metlehom c.1280 Pembroke
- Metleham 1343–49 MinAcct
- Mettlham 1397 Ct
- Mettilham 1397,1404 ib
- Mittilham 1397 ib
- Metlam 1503 Pembroke 1588 Fenlandiv
- Meatlam 17th AdvL
- Great, Little Metland 1636 BedL
Etymology
Mettleham Fm is Metlehom c. 1280Pembroke , Metleham ib., 1343–49MinAcct , Mettlham 1397Ct , Mettilham 1397, 1404 ib., Mittilham 1397 ib., Metlam 1503Pembroke , 1588 Fenland iv, Meatlam 17thAdvL , Great , Little Metland 1636 BedL. This is not an easy name.It may possibly be from OE middel , 'middle' and ham(m). There was a lost Littleham in the parish, forms for which are given under Ham Corner infra 202. This may have been on the far side of Mettleham from Barcham. Cf. Mitley (PN Nth 68), Mittelowehul t. Hy 3, probably from middel .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Barcham Fm
- Barway, with Barway Fen and Barraway Siding
- Blakeney Fen
- Blockmoor Fen
- Clipsall Field, Clipsall Corner
- Delph Bridge
- Old Fordey Fm
- Harrimere Drain
- The Hasse, Great Hasse Fm, Little Hasse Fm and Hasse Drove
- Henny Hill, Henny Fm
- No Ditch Field
- Wet Sealodes, Dry Sealodes
- Shell Fm
- Soham Mere
Other OS name
- Angle Common
- Angle Fm
- Ash Closes
- Ash Tree Fm
- Bancroft Field
- Barway Bridge
- Black Drove
- The Bracks
- Bracks Drove
- Broad Hill
- Broad Hill Drove
- Broad Piece
- Burgess Corner
- Burry Crofts Field, Castles Fm
- College Fm
- Crow Fen
- Crow Hall
- Down Field
- East Fen Common
- East Fen Drove
- Eau Fen Fm
- Eye Hill Drove
- Eye Hill Fm
- Fodder Fen
- Fodder Fen Drove
- Foxlow Field
- Frith Fm
- Gault Pit
- Goose Fen
- Goose Fen Bridge
- Great Fen
- Great Fen Drove
- Green Hills
- Half Acre Fm
- Ham Corner
- Hodson's Fm
- The Holt
- Horse Bridge
- Horse Crofts
- North Horse Fen
- South Horse Fen
- Wet Horse Fen
- Horsefen Drove
- Hundred Acres
- Lode End Bridge
- Long Dolver Drove
- The Lots
- Mere Side
- Mettleham Drove
- Mill Croft
- Moat Closes
- North Field
- Parish Bush Drove
- Qua Fen Common
- Redland Field
- St John's Fm
- Long Sandford
- Sayer's Lake Drove, Sayer's Lake Field
- Sedge Fen
- Shade Common
- Short Butts
- Small Path
- Soham Causeway
- Soham Cotes
- Soham Fen
- Soham Tunnel Drove, Soham Tunnel Drain
- Studfield Fm
- Tiger Cottages
- Tiled Ho Fm
- The Wash
- The Weatheralls