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Hammoon

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hammoon

Historical Forms

  • Hame 1086 DB
  • Ham Exon
  • Hamme 1202 P 1228 FF 1252 Pat 1331 Fine
  • Leham 1204 Cur
  • Ham 1205,1208 ib
  • Hama 1235–6 Fees
  • Ham Galfridi de Moiun 1194 P
  • firma de Hamma Galfridi de Moun 1195 ib
  • firma de la Ham Galfridi de Moun 1197 ib
  • Hamme Mayun 1268 Ass
  • Hamme Moun 1280 ib
  • Hamme Mohun 1303 FA 1431 et freq
  • Hamme Mooun 1346 ib
  • Hamme Mowen 1392 Pat
  • Hammemown(e) 1408 FF 1428 FA
  • Amme Moyun 1297 Pat
  • Hampme Mohun 1331 Ipm
  • Ham(e) Moh(o)un 1340 NI 1495 Ipm
  • Hampne Moune 1412 FA
  • Hammo(u)ne 1428 IpmR 1444 Fine 1548 Ct
  • Hampmohun 1611 DuCo
  • Ham(m)oone 1611 ib

Etymology

'The enclosure or river meadow', v. hamm , cf. Hampreston par. infra ; Hammoon is surrounded on three sides by R. Stour.The manor was held by William de Moion in 1086 DB (VCHDo 393), cf. John de Moiun , Geoffrey de Moiun 1202 P, William de Mohun 1228 FF, 'William de Moun of Hamme '1252 Pat, etc; the family derives its name from Moyon in Normandy, cf. Winterborne Houghton par. infra , Tormoham D 523, Mohun's Ottery ib 642. The shift of stress in the modern form of the name is noteworthy. There is mention of a mill here in 1086 DB (VCHDo 393), cf. molendinum de Hamme 1288Ass . The form Archethamm 939 adduced by Ekwall DEPN for this name does not belong here, v. under E Orchard par. infra .