Huckham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Arlington
Historical Forms
- Hoccumb 1238 Ass
Etymology
The same name occurs infra 60, 332, and we find the pers. name atte Hocumbe in Cheriton Fitzpayne in 1333 (SR ). This suggests a compound of OE hoc and cumb denoting a valley which had a definite twist in it, or into which projected a hook-shaped promontory of land .