Bivelham Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Mayfield
Historical Forms
- Bifleam t.Steph France
- Byffelham 1393 Ct
- Byveleham, Biveleham 1245 Ch 1262,1288 Ass
- Bivelehamme 1288 Ass
- Bivelehame 1274 Ipm
- Byvylham 1288 Ass 1296 SR
- Byvilham 1334 Ipm 1339 Misc
- Byvilhamme 1288 Ass
- Byvelhamme, Bivelhamme 1316 FA
- Bivelham 1320 Misc 1327 SR 1334 Ipm
- Bevylham(e) 1388 BM 1428 IpmR 1462 Pat
Etymology
This clearly contains a pers. name Bifela , hence 'Bifela's enclosure,' v. hamm . No other example of a name from this stem is known in OE but cf. OE bifian , 'to tremble,' and the evidence given by Förstemann (PN 299) for Germanic names with a stem Bib -.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bainden
- Gillhope
- Horleigh Green Fm
- Isenhurst
- Luckhurst
- Miss Cottages
- Mousehall
- Pennybridge Fm
- Renhurst
- Sharnden Fm
- Spitlye
- Streel Fm
- Walwyns Fm
- Calem Wood
Other OS name
- Ashurst Wood
- Barnfield Shaw
- Barns Fm
- Bedlam Wood
- Brook Fm
- Clayland Shaw
- Clayton Fm
- Coggins Mill
- Combe Wood
- Coneyburrow Shaw
- Cookham Shaw
- Cowden
- Crab Fm
- Cranesden
- Denewood
- Downford
- Golds Fm
- Harlings Fm
- Hawksden
- Highfields
- Knowle
- Longham Shaw
- Meer's Fm
- Old Mill Fm
- Moat Mill Fm
- Park Fm
- Sandyden Wood
- Skipper's Hill
- Smithfield Shaw
- Sprattsreed Fm
- Stone Cross
- Trodgers
- Walsted Wood
- Wellbrook
- Woolbridge