Etymology

Ditchingham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3491). Full definition →

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The story

Recorded as Dicingaham in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from the Old English personal name *Diċċa + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

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