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.

Pickham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guestling

Historical Forms

  • Pekeham 1220 FF
  • Pykeham, Pykenham 1279 Ass 1308 BM

Etymology

Pickham (6″) is Pekeham 1220 FF, Pykeham , Pykenham 1279Ass (p)et freq to 1308 BM, with variant spelling Pikeham . 'Pica 's ham(m).'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement