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.

Westham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Westham

Historical Forms

Westham 1222 Bracton 1335 Ch 1428 FA

Westhamme 1252 Ch 1391 IpmR

Westhamme juxta Pevenese 1312 Orig

Etymology

Self-explanatory, v. hamm . West in relation to Pevensey.

Places in the same Parish