Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Socha de Waltham 1188,1191 P 1196 ChancR R1 Cur 1202 HarlCh 1212 Fees

• soca de Waltham 1204,1206,1207 P 1210–12 RBE 1230 Cl 1237,1238–41 Fees 1244 Cl 1275,1276 RH 1320 Orig

• socna de Wautham 1230 Cur

• soka de Waltham 1205 OblR 1206 Ass 1212,1226–28 Fees 1227 Pat 1228,1234,1235 Cl 1242–43 Fees 1260 Cl 1281 QW

• sokna de Waltham 1226 ClR

• “soke of” Waltham 1229,1259,1260 Ch 1299 Pat 1300 Cl 1315 Pat 1315 ChancW 1319 Ch 1327 Cl 1328 Ipm

Etymology

WALTHAM SOKE, Socha de Waltham 1188, 1191 P, 1196 ChancR, R1 Cur, 1202HarlCh , 1212 Fees, soca de Waltham 1204, 1206, 1207 P, 1210–12 RBE, 1230 Cl, 1237, 1238–41 Fees, 1244 Cl, 1275, 1276 RH, 1320 Orig, socna de Wautham 1230 Cur, soka de Waltham 1205 OblR, 1206 Ass, 1212, 1226–28 Fees, 1227 Pat, 1228, 1234, 1235 Cl, 1242–43 Fees, 1260 Cl, 1281 QW, sokna de Waltham 1226 ClR, “soke of ” Waltham 1229, 1259, 1260 Ch, 1299 Pat, 1300 Cl, 1315 Pat, 1315 ChancW, 1319 Ch, 1327 Cl, 1328 Ipmet passim , from socn , ME  soke 'a district over which a right of jurisdiction was exer- cised, an estate', cf. Caistor Soke PN L 288.