Cokeham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sompting
Historical Forms
- Cocheham 1086 DB
- Cokeham 1262 FF
- Cocham 1225 FF 1357 Ipm
- Coukham 1357 Ipm
Etymology
This p.n. would seem to be the same as Cookham (Berks), Coccham in BCS 291 (13th cent, copy), Cocheham in DB. There is evidence for an OE pers. name Cocca (cf. Cocking supra 16) but that hardly explains the modern form with a long vowel.