sentences:  The village's name is derived from the Old English words "ceod" (meaning bag or pouch) and "ham" (meaning settlement), referring to the shape of the peninsula on which it is situated.The present flint and rubble church, St. Mary's, dates from the 13th century, and may have had a wooden predecessor.The peninsula is not mentioned in the Domesday Book because it was part of the Manor or Chapelry of Bosham, rich in farming land and then belonging to the Bishop of Exeter.