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.

Burgham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Etchingham

Historical Forms

  • Burgeham 1086 DB
  • Burgham 1296,1332 SR 1340 NI
  • Burkham 1488 Battle

Etymology

Burgham is Burgeham 1086 DB, Burgham 1296, 1332 SR, 1340 NI (all p), Burkham 1488 Battle 127, v. burh , ham . The name may have referred to some stronghold defending the ford over the Limden here. Cf. Burpham supra 166.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement