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Registers of 1620 give the present spelling. Further history can be found on the Manor page.
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different range of activities can be found here. Slaugham Angling
Club, Parish Church of St. Mary's, Slaugham Society, Slaugham and
Staplefield Twinning Association (Twinned with Normandy- St. Martin
des Besaces), Hotel/Restaurant, Telephone Box and Post Box. |
The
Parish name of Slaugham is pronounced "Slaffam". Ham is a
Sussex term meaning Manor or House. Sloh, a slough: Slogu, dross,
slag (iron) or possibly Slaga, a slayer or hunter which suggests
to us that the first habitation was the homestead of the hunter, by
the side of the great lake below the Church. This may be the
derivation of the name. List of spellings: 1284 Slagham, 1349
Shalgham, 1412 Slawgham, 1460 Slawham, 1542 Slowgham, 1588 Slaham.