Ratham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Funtington
Historical Forms
- Roteham 1279,1288,1293 Ass 1296 SR 1312 Cl 1319 FF
- Rotham 1823 G
Etymology
'The ham(m) of one Rōta ' For this pers. name v. Rottingdean infra 311. The modern form is probably due to the common tendency in Sussex to unround the vowel o . v. Introd. xxviii.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Ashling, East and West
- Chalcroft Copse
- Densworth
- Merryfields Plantation
- Northbrook, Southbrook
- Ryefields Fm
- Stains