East Worldham
East Worldham, Worldhamcounty:
coords:
Hampshire
SU7438
Worldham, East
otherwise: Werildeham, 1086-1176; Worildham, 1212; Werldham, 1204
WORLDHAM (EAST and WEST), originally two parishes; now one
One manor is recorded in Domesday Book, but the two places are distinguished in the 13th century. Very likely hypothetical Old English 'Waerhildeham'='estate of Waerhild', an unrecorded but perfectly regular woman's name. Ekwall's ingenious, but almost hilarious, alternative involves an hypothetical Old English 'werhielde'='wood grouse (ie: capercaillie) slope', but this once thickly forested country is not capercaillie habitat and surely can never have been.
Records from the 13th century suggest that an alternative name form arose: 1280 'Wordeleham' still on record in 1789 'Ward-le-ham'.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, village - Alton Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - Alton Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Alton Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Alton Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Alton Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Shown on an old map by Keer 1620
- Southampton
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
Listed in Domesday Book
- Neteham Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA GOISFRIDI MARESCEL ... Isd~ Goisfrid ten. WERILDEHA~ . Aluuin tenuit in alodiu~ de rege E ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Neteham Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
