West HamWest Ham, Basingstoke |
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settlement |
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Basingstoke Hampshire SU6152 |
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HANTSLOC.t |
old map: | 25inch County Series map -- Hants XVIII.7 |
West Ham Ham, West |
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Coates 1989 SOUTH HAM, WEST HAM, districts of Basingstoke These names clearly include 'hamm'='hemmed-in land', but it is hard to determine in what sense. They may represent the 'Hyghehamme'='high hamm' recorded in about 1250. They are higher in the dry upper valley of the Loddon than the centre of Basingstoke is. |