Wykeham

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A locality in Weston parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2626). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A hamlet in Malton parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8175). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref SE9683). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

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Etymology

The second element is Old English hām (“homestead”), while the first one (in North Yorkshire at least) is from Old English wic; recorded as Wicham in 1086 (DB).

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