Etymology

Shoreham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5161). Full definition →

Old English Sċorhām
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  1. Old English · inherited fromSċorhām
  2. English todayShoreham

From Old English Sċorhām, from *scora (“shore”) + ham (“village, home, estate”).

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