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.

Kitchingham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Etchingham

Historical Forms

  • Kechenham 1242 BM 1296 SR
  • Chechenham 1332 SR
  • Kechingham 1606 SRS14,12
  • Kitchenhams 1823 G

Etymology

Kitchingham is Kechenham 1242 BM, 1296 SR (p), Chechenham 1332 SR, Kechingham 1606 SRS 14, 12, Kitchenhams 1823 G. This probably contains the same pers. name Cycci postulated for Kitchen (PN BedsHu 161). Hence, 'Cycci's ham(m)' and cf. Kitchenham and Kitchenour infra 527, 532.

Places in the same Parish