| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Names found: | Bodeham (Sussex) |
| Borham (Sussex) | |
| Current translation for Bodiam | ||||||||
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bodi derived from bodan – ships keel - probably shipyard | |||||||
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am derived from hamm – Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty. | |||||||
| “Ships keel denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” | ||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||