▁chose ▁to ▁isol ate ▁itself ▁after ▁b ub onic ▁pl ague ▁was ▁discovered ▁there , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁in fection ▁spread ing . ▁ ▁History ▁Le ad ▁min ing ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁continuous ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁E y am ▁district ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁Roman ▁era ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁of ▁habit ation ▁from ▁earlier . ▁Stone ▁circles ▁and ▁earth ▁bar rows ▁on ▁the ▁mo ors ▁above ▁the ▁present ▁village ▁have ▁largely ▁been ▁destroyed , ▁although ▁some ▁remain ▁and ▁more ▁are ▁recorded . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁site ▁is ▁the ▁W et ▁With ens ▁stone ▁circle ▁on ▁E y am ▁Mo or . ▁Co ins ▁bearing ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁many ▁em per ors ▁provide ▁evidence ▁of ▁Roman ▁lead - min ing ▁locally . ▁However , ▁the ▁village ' s ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁Old ▁English ▁and ▁is ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁as ▁A ium . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁d ative ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁n oun ▁ ē g ▁( an ▁island ) ▁and ▁probably ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁patch ▁of ▁cultiv able ▁land ▁amid st ▁the ▁mo ors , ▁or ▁else ▁to ▁the ▁settlement ' s ▁situation ▁between ▁two ▁bro oks . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁church yard ▁is ▁an ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁cross ▁in ▁Mer cian ▁style ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century , ▁moved ▁there ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁location ▁beside ▁a ▁mo or land ▁cart ▁track . ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁and ▁a ▁Sch eduled ▁An cient ▁Monument , ▁it ▁is ▁covered