Cuxham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cuxham with Easington
Historical Forms
- Cuces hamm, (to) Cuces hamme 995 KCD691 10th
- Cukesham 1203 P 1281 FF
- Cuchesham 1086 DB 1163–78 OxonCh
- Kixham, Kikesham, Kyxham 1235–6 Fees
- Cukusham c.1260 S c.1280
- Kucusham c.1270 S c.1280
- Cuxham 1278–9 RH
- Cokesham 1285 Ass
- Coxham 1316 FA
- (to) Cuceshæma (gemære) 887 (11th) BCS 547
Etymology
'Land by the river belonging to *Cuc ,' v. hamm . Cf. PN Wo 312 for other occurrences of the personal name in place-names: the forms given definitely point, however, to a name Cuc , not Cucc , as suggested there. The Oxfordshire place is referred to in (to ) Cuceshæma (gemære )887 (11th) BCS 547, v. hǣme .