| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Name found: | Pecheham(Kent) |
| Current translation for West Peckham | ||||||
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| west derived from wæst - west | |||||
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| peck derived from pic - pitch | |||||
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| 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. | |||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||