Streatham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Henfield
Historical Forms
- Stretham 1180–1204 SAC5,253 1401 IpmR
- Stratham 1231–81 SAC5,253
- Straham 1261 Ass
Etymology
'The ham(m) by or on the stræt.' Allcroft (Downland Pathways 147) points out that this name bespeaks another crossing of the river, going back to Roman times, north of the more important crossing at Bramber.