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.

Icklesham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Icklesham

Historical Forms

  • Ikelesham, Icoleshamme 770 BCS208 c.1300
  • Yclesham, Iclesham, Iklesham 12th Bello 1190 P 1390 Ct
  • Ichelesham 1161 P
  • Ykelesham, Ikelesham c.1197 Pens 1494 ADvi
  • Ikeleshamme 1379 Ct
  • Ickelesham 1195 FF
  • Hykelingesham 1288 Ass
  • Ikylsam 1535 VE
  • Icklesome 1603–10 SP
  • Ig(g)lesham 1686 SAC32,113 1711,1724 MarL

Etymology

'Icel's ham(m).'