Mitcham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Mitcham
Historical Forms
- Micham 727,933(13th) BCS
- (bi) michamingemerke 967 BCS1196 15th
- Michelham 1086 DB 1195 Abbr
- Micheleham 1176 P
- Michelesham 1201 Cur
- Micham 1140–54 Ch 1383
- Michham 1178 Merton 1187,1190 P
- Miccham 1212 Fees
- Westmicham 1244 Ipm
- Mecham 1200,1207 FF 1225 Ass
- Mecheham 1219 FF t.Hy3 BM
- Micheham t.Hy2 Merton 1202,1219 FF 1210–12 RBE 1219 Fees
- Mucham t.Hy3 BM
- Mutham (sic) 1398,1415,1422 SR
Etymology
'The big ham(m),' v. micel . The DB form and the 12th century ones, which are really the earliest, make this etymology certain.