Hammingden
Early-attested site in the Parish of West Hoathly
Historical Forms
- Hemelyngdenn 1296 SR
- Hemelyngden 1332 SR
- Hamelynden(ne) 1327 SR
- Hamyngden 1597 Rowe
- Hannyngden 1610 SRS14,102
Etymology
There was an OE pers. name Hǣmele , Hēmele , a mutated derivative of a hām -stem. This might appear in ME as Hemele , as in Hemblington (Nf), or in certain dialects (cf. Jordan, ME Grammar § 33, n. 1) as Hamele , cf. Dankton supra 202 and Danehill infra 335 and Introd. xxvii. It would seem that such a form prevailed in this name. If so the name means 'Hemele's denn' or swine-pasture, and ing is used as a connective element.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Birchgrove
- Chiddingly Wood
- Cob Brook
- Gravetye Manor
- Holly Fm
- Horn Combe
- Philpots
- Pickeridge
- Selsfield
- Stoneland
- Tickeridge