Eartham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Eartham
Historical Forms
- Ercheham t.Hy1 AD461
- Erecham 1291 Tax
- Urtham 1279 1280 FF
- Ertham 1279 Ass 1402 Cicestr
- Erthham 1306 FF
- Ertham Bovedon 1397 IpmR
- Ertham al. Bowdown 1547 Pat
Etymology
'ham(m) of ploughed land,' v. erþ , ham(m). Bowdon was a name for the manor of Eartham and seems to be OE bufan dūne , 'above (the) down.'