Ditchampton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wilton
Historical Forms
- (æt) Dichæmatune 1045 KCD778 13th
- Dicehantone 1086 DB
- Dichamton 1202 Cur 1203 FF
- Dichampton 1242 Fees
- Dychehampton 1268 Ass
- Dechementone 1086 DB
- Dechington al. Dechehampton 1549 FF
- Dichington 1674 ParReg
Etymology
'tunof the dwellers by the dic,' v. hæme . So named from Grim's Ditch (supra 15) which runs north through Grovely Wood.