Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WALTHAM

WALTHAM, a Saxon topographical name, corrupted from Weald-Ham, and signifying "a habitation in a wood" or "a town formed in a wood."


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a Saxon topographical name, corrupted from Weald-Ham"