Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tigeham 1086 DB 1185 P

• Tiham 1194 1244 Ass

• Tigenham 14 Mansel

• Tingeham 1086 DB

• Estingham 1288 Ass

• Estangham, Westangham (sic) 1288 Ass

• Westingham 1550 DCMDeed

• Tyn(h)am 1244 Ass 1280 1285 FA 1291 Tax 1316 FA 1464 Weld1

• Es(t)tyn(h)am, Wes(t)tyn(h)am 1280 Ass 1285 FA 1545 Ct

• Es(t)tin(h)am 1285 FA 1288 Ass

• Churchetinam, Cherestinam 1285 FA

• Westinham 1288 Ass

• Wesynham (sic) 1332 SR

• Westnam als. Westinham 1555 DCMDeed

• Thenham (sic) 1280 Ass

• Estthynham, Westthynham 1306 FF

• Teynham 1328 Banco

• Weste(y)n(e)ham 1523 DCMDeed 1537 Hutch3

• Tyneham 1445 DCMDeed 16

• West Tyneham 1445 16 Ct 1546 Hutch1 1774

• Est Tyneham 1546 Ct

• East Tyneham 1774 Hutch1

• South Tyn(e)ham 1638 Hutch3 1774 Hutch1

• Great Tyneham, Little Tyneham 1774 ib

Etymology

Probably 'goat's enclosure' from tige (gen.sg. tigan ) and hamm , as suggested in DEPN and EPN, but formally a possible alternative for the second el. would be hām 'homestead'. The early spellings in -ing (e )ham are perhaps due to association with place-names containing OE -ingahām . Great and South Tyneham are (or were) alternative names for East Tyneham, and Little Tyneham is (or was) an alternative name for West Tyneham, v. ēast , west ; the 13th-cent. forms Churchetinam , Cherestinam must refer to the church (now St Mary's Church infra ) in (West) Tyneham, v. cirice .