Stoc Hamme

Place: Stokenham

Category: Towns and Villages

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About: Stokenham was known as Stoc in 1057 which means an enclosure or farm. Hamme is an old English term which in this case means pastureland bounded on three sides by water. The parish of Stokenham has reduced in size as over the centuries parts have been used to create other parishes. It owes its size to its origin as part of an Anglo-Saxon royal estat

Photograph Added: 5th July 2009