Wickham
county:
coords:
Hampshire
SU575114
otherwise: wichaema, 826-12; wicham, 925-941; Wicheham, 1086; Wicham, 1167
WICKHAM
It is now generally accepted that Old English 'wicham' is an established compound denoting 'small Roman town or villa complex' containing a borrowed form of the Latin word 'vicus'='street, quarter, district' (cf Gelling 1978: 67-74). What is not clear is whether it denotes a physical entity (eg stone buildings) or legal or tenurial one (ie: a sign of persistent Roman administrative activity).
The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
... WILLIAM of WYKHAM; who was the Chancellor and the Minister of the great and glorious King, EDWARD III.; who sprang from poor parents in the little village of WYKHAM, three miles from Botley; and who, amongst other great and most munificent deeds, founded the famous College, or School, of Winchester, and also one of the Colleges at Oxford. ...
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - Titchfield Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
The place is described in text Cox 1738
- Hampshire
Wickham, a small Village made famous, not only by being the Seat and Manor of the Uvedals, but chiefly for being the Birth-place of that great Prelate, called from this Place, William of Wickham. He was the Son of John and Sibil Long, who being poor People, Nicholas Uvedal Esq; Lord of the Manor, seeing the Towardliness of their Son, sent him to School at Winchester, and kept him at Oxford six Years, ...
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdown Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Titchfeild Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
in the S.E. sector of the thumbnail map; 5[8] miles from London
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Titchfeild Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Titchfeild Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
otherwise: Wicombe; Wikham
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43
... Tichefeld Water.
... It cummith from Estmaine to Wikeham or Wicombe a praty townlet on the right hand a 5. or 6. miles lower, where the water brekith into 2. armelettes, and goith under 2. wodden bridgges soone cumming to one streame agayne. ...
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There standith on the lift hand of Estmain Ryver Master Wodales Maner Place agayn the towne. Wikham is a large thorough fare, and welle occupied.
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From Wikham to Waltham a praty town 3. miles by enclosid ground, good pasture, wodde and corne.
The Antonine Itineraries list:-
CLAUSENTUM
Listed in itinerary VII at xx roman miles from Chichester, x to Winchester; but there are difficulties with the distances in the table (NB you must understand the system of measuring and the size of roman miles).
The name derivation is difficult, a possible meaning is to a nailed or hewn path, ie a quay or causeway? this is either the roman town and naval base at Bitterne, SU4313, or perhaps the roman settlement at Wickham, SU5711.
Listed in Domesday Book
- Ticefelle Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA HVGONIS DE PORTH ... Ipse H ten. WICHEHA~ . Quattuor frs. tenuer~ de rege E ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Ticefelle Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
