Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ockham is a small village near Ripley, in Surrey, south-west of London, England. Most notably, Ockham was the birthplace of William of Ockham (formerly spelled Occam), famous philosopher -- the proponent of Occam's Razor. Ockham possesses a small church, a memorial to those who gave their lives in the Great War and World War 2, a cricket club and a couple of pubs. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.