Current translation for Etchingham
		etch derived from weacg - metal
		ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
		ham 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.
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk