Little Downham
English
Etymology
Recorded as Duneham in 1086 (Domesday Book).
Proper noun
Little Downham
- A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF5283).
Usage notes
The parish was apparently renamed from Downham to Little Downham in the 19th century to distinguish it from Downham parish in Norfolk, which became Downham Market after that. However, the Ordnance Survey still uses the name Downham for the civil parish in Cambridgeshire.