Widham
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Widham is a hamlet now encompassed within the village and parish of Purton, Wiltshire, England.
Widham is a hamlet now encompassed within the village and parish of Purton, Wiltshire, England. ==Etymology== The name Widham derives the words 'druid' and 'hamlet'. The word dru-wid means 'oak-knowledge', while 'ham' means homestead or peninsula (on the Andrews' & Drury's maps, 1773 and 1810, Widham can be seen lying between two small rivers/streams leading into the River Key which joins the Thames at Cricklade). The suffix 'ham' could be derived from one of two words: ham, the Saxon word meaning 'settlement', or hamm, meaning 'water meadow'. A 'ham' can also be a geographical feature roughly corresponding to a peninsula surrounded on three sides, usually by marsh. In the case at hand, such an ancient marsh may have later been drained to become a meadow as in the present day. ==References== Inclosure Acts 1744 – not available online; the Act for Purton is available from Wiltshire Council records office. Pincock Orchard can only be found in records relating to the 1744 Map – copy of which, with legend, can be found at Purton Parish Council and on the Conveyance of the land
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