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 .