Saxlingham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Saxlingham
Historical Forms
- Saxelinghaham, Saxelingham, Sexelingaham, Saxelingaham 1086 DB
- Saxlingham 1198 FF 1203,1204 P 1207 Cur 1209to1286 Ass 1243 Fees 1262 Cl 1275 RH 1304–8,1315,1320 Ipm 1333 SR
- Saxlingeham 1199,1209 FF 1220 Cur 1257 Ass
- Saxelingham 1219 FF
- Saxlingheham 1269 Ass
- Saxlyngham 1317,1372,1420 FF 1396 Pat
- Sarslyngham 1548 Pat
Etymology
The first element is the genitive plural of a group name in -ingas formed from a pers.n. and followed by hām , a type which often occurs in East Anglia. In this case the pers.n. could be *Seaxel or a compound name such as Seaxhelm or Seaxwulf . Cf. Saxlingham Nethergate and Thorpe in Henstead Hundred (v. Ekwall, PN -ing 138).