Barham Cottages
Early-attested site in the Parish of Northiam
Historical Forms
- Berham 1296,1327,1332 SR
- Berhame 1343,1402 HMCVarvii
- Berhamme 1347 ib
- Beerham 1642 SRS14,127
Etymology
Barham Cottages (6″) is Berham 1296, 1327, 1332 SR (p), Berhame 1343, 1402 HMC Var vii, Berhamme 1347 ib. (p), Beerham 1642 SRS 14, 127. Possibly 'barley enclosure, ' v. bere , hamm , unless stress is to be laid on the long vowel suggested by the 1642 spelling, which would point to OE baere, 'swine-pasture.'