A History of Greatham
Paperback, 196 pages
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The present-day Parish of Greatham lies in the county of Hampshire, on either side of the old Farnham (Surrey) to Petersfield Turnpike.
The ‘Domesday Book’ of 1086 recorded Greatham as being ‘Terra Regis’, a Latin term meaning ‘Land of the King’, indicating that this was once a Royal manor belonging to William the Conqueror himself. In later years, the manor passed through many families by marriage and by purchase, including the Devenish, Marshall, Norton, Freeland, Love, Chawner and Coryton families.
The name of the village has changed many times, however slightly, over the years. Greteham, Grietham, Gretham, Grutham, Gratham all derived from two separate words, the ‘Old-English’ (Anglo-Saxon) ‘ham’, mean...More >
The ‘Domesday Book’ of 1086 recorded Greatham as being ‘Terra Regis’, a Latin term meaning ‘Land of the King’, indicating that this was once a Royal manor belonging to William the Conqueror himself. In later years, the manor passed through many families by marriage and by purchase, including the Devenish, Marshall, Norton, Freeland, Love, Chawner and Coryton families.
The name of the village has changed many times, however slightly, over the years. Greteham, Grietham, Gretham, Grutham, Gratham all derived from two separate words, the ‘Old-English’ (Anglo-Saxon) ‘ham’, mean...More >
Product Details
| ISBN | 978-0-9556753-1-7 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Las Atalayas Publisihing |
| Copyright | ©2007 Peter Gripton (Standard Copyright License) |
| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Publication Date | August 31, 2007 |
| Lulu Sales Rank | 51976 |
| Page Count | 196 pages |
| Size | U.S. Letter |
| Binding | Perfect Bound |
| Interior Color | Black And White |
