Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Pitrichesham 1086 DB 1199 CurR 1236 Cl 1242–3 Fees 1280 Ass 1283 Cecil

• Pitrechesham John Abbr

• Pitericesam c.1217 Sarum

• Pidrischesham 1219 Fees

• Pitherichesham 1244 Ass

• Pytrigesham 1260 FF

• Piterichesham 1263 Ipm 1429 EgCh

• Pytrickesham 1281 Ipm

• Pitresham 1398 Cecil

• Pitreshaump 1412 FA

• Pitersham 1468 MinAcct 1618 CH

• Petrishesham 1086 DB

• Petrichesham 1230 Cl 1372 ChrP

• Pettriggesham 1288 Ass

• Petrethesham 1306 FF

• Petresham 1382 Cecil 1431 FA 1468 MinAcct

• Petrisham 1398 IpmR

• Peytresham 1428 FA

• Petrysham 1472 Cl

• Petersham 1501 Ipm

• Petershame 1591 DLMB

• Petrusham 1508 Cecil

• Petessham, Petricham als. Pencham 1618 CH

• Petaisham als. Peducham 1619 ib

• Putrichesham 1346 FA

• Putresham 1346 1494 Cecil

• Podychesham 1399 Cl

Etymology

'Peohtrīc's homestead or enclosure', from an OE  pers.n. Peohtrīc (unrecorded, but cf. Peohthelm , Peohthūn , Peohtrǣd , etc), and hām or hamm ; identical in origin with Petersham Sr 64.