Highnam
Major Settlement in the Parish of Highnam
Historical Forms
- Hamme 1086 DB
- Hinehamme, Hynehamme 12,13,1316 Glouc 1316 FA 1326 FF
- Hynehame 12 Glouc
- Hyneham 1287 QW 1291 Tax 1542 MinAcct
- Hynehomme c.1230 GlR 1327 SR 1355 Heref
- Ourehynehomme 1338 FF
- Hynehom 1248 Ass
- Hynehome 1282 For
- Hynham 1287 Ass
- Henham 1543 AOMB
- Hinam 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
v. hamm 'water-meadow'; the parish includes the low-lying meadows between the Severn and the Leadon. The affix, from OE hīgna , gen.pl. of hīwan 'members of a religious community', refers to the monks of St Peter's Gloucester, to whom the estate belonged (Glouc); cf. Highleadon (158supra ).