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.

Billingham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Udimore

Historical Forms

  • Byllyngham 1401,1417 Ct
  • Billingham 1625 SRS14,39

Etymology

Billingham is Byllyngham 1401, 1417Ct , Billingham 1625 SRS 14, 39. 'Billa's ham(m),' or 'of his people.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement