English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Huxham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Huxham

Historical Forms

  • Hochessam 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Hochesham
  • Hockesham 1206 Montacute 1255 Ipm
  • Hokesham 1212 Fees96 1316 Ipm
  • Hoxam 1234 Fees396
  • Hoggesham 1245 Ipm
  • Hukkesham 1265 Exon

Etymology

'Hōc (c )'s ham(m).'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name