English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Little Bookham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Little Bookham

Historical Forms

  • Bocheham 1086 DB
  • Parva Bokham 1255 Ass
  • Littille Bokham 1263 FF
  • Letle Bookham 1569 Musters

Etymology

Little to distinguish from Great Bookham supra 99. According to the VCH (iii, 335) it was probably at an early date a part of that parish.