Southam
Major Settlement in the Parish of Southam
Historical Forms
- Suðham 998 Crawfviii 1001 KCD705
- Sutham c.1045 KCD939 17th SR 1327
- Suchā (sic) 1086 DB
- Southam 1043 KCD916 17th FA 1316 SR 1332
- Southham 1326 Pat
- Sudham c.1145 Ch 1348 P 1195 Cur 1206
- Suham 1199 FF 1206 Cur 1227 Ch 1262 FF
- Sowtham 1392 Deed 1439 ADi 1449 ADii
Etymology
'South ham.' It lies due south of Long Itchington, but there is no other name in ham in the neighbourhood.