Monkhams Fm and Little Monkhams
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodford
Historical Forms
- Monekenebukhurst 1286 ADi
- Buc(ke)hurst(e) alias Munkehill t.Hy8 MinAcct
- Monnekenhyll alias Monkhyll 1547 Pat
- Munckombe 1630 ERxx
- Monkhams 1843 ERxiv
Etymology
Monkhams Fm and Little Monkhams [mʌŋkəmz] (6″) is Monekenebukhurst 1286 AD i, Buc (ke )hurst (e )alias Munkehill t. Hy 8MinAcct , Monnekenhyll alias Monkhyll 1547 Pat, Munckombe 1630 ER xx, Monkhams 1843 ER xiv. Originally 'the monks' beech-hurst,' v. Buckhurst supra 53. Later the second element was dropped. monken was subject to popular etymology and ultimately made pseudo-manorial. Monks ' because formerly belonging to Stratford Langthorne Abbey (1547 Pat).