Etchingham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Etchingham
Historical Forms
- Hechingehā 1158 P
- E(c)chingeham, E(c)chyngeham 1159 P 1190 P 12th Pat 1432 NI 1340
- Hekingham 1166 RBE
- Echingehamme 1176 Pens
- Achingeham c.1180 HMCRutlandiv
- Hachingeham 12th ADiii
- Akingeham 1166 LN
- Echingham, Echygham 1202 Cur 1586 MarL
- Itchingham 1610 Norden
Etymology
'ham(m) of Ecci's people,' v. ing .