Comments on: The Church of St Mary, Hexham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/11/01/the-church-of-st-mary-hexham/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/11/01/the-church-of-st-mary-hexham/comment-page-1/#comment-65494 CherryPie Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:44:52 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24086#comment-65494 Interesting, thank you :-) Now I (we) need to research the extra bits to those town names :-) Interesting, thank you :-)

Now I (we) need to research the extra bits to those town names :-)

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/11/01/the-church-of-st-mary-hexham/comment-page-1/#comment-65486 London Caller Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:15:27 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24086#comment-65486 Oh and I just did that! -xham is not a suffix. It's actually -ham so it's like Birmingham, Buckingham, Durham, etc. It means "farm". Oh and I just did that!
-xham is not a suffix.
It’s actually -ham so it’s like Birmingham, Buckingham, Durham, etc.
It means “farm”.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/11/01/the-church-of-st-mary-hexham/comment-page-1/#comment-65446 CherryPie Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:09:03 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24086#comment-65446 We are lucky to have lots of old buildings and partial remains in the UK :-) We are lucky to have lots of old buildings and partial remains in the UK :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/11/01/the-church-of-st-mary-hexham/comment-page-1/#comment-65445 CherryPie Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:07:55 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24086#comment-65445 You would have to do a bit of research to find out. I am only familiar with my local place names and what they derived from. You would have to do a bit of research to find out. I am only familiar with my local place names and what they derived from.

]]> By: Shabana http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/11/01/the-church-of-st-mary-hexham/comment-page-1/#comment-65440 Shabana Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:40:38 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24086#comment-65440 twelve hundred years ago wow if even ruins last that long is enough to surprise me thank you for the intriguing sharing dear Cheri twelve hundred years ago wow
if even ruins last that long is enough to surprise me

thank you for the intriguing sharing dear Cheri

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/11/01/the-church-of-st-mary-hexham/comment-page-1/#comment-65437 London Caller Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:09:45 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24086#comment-65437 Oh I have been to Wrexham! I wonder if these two places are somehow related. Don't often see place names end with -xham. Oh I have been to Wrexham!
I wonder if these two places are somehow related.
Don’t often see place names end with -xham.

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