Eastmanton Down
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sparsholt
Historical Forms
- Estmanton 1292 Ch 1298 Ipm 1299 Cl 1353,1361 Ipm
- Estmantone 1428 FA
- Hestmunton 1542 ArchJ
- Eastmanton, Eastmonton 1664 PubLib(Clayton)
Etymology
Eastmanton Down, Estmanton 1292 Ch, 1298 Ipm, 1299 Cl, 1353, 1361 Ipm, Estmantone 1428 FA, Hestmunton 1542 ArchJ 5, Eastmanton , Eastmonton 1664PubLib (Clayton ). Probably 'farm of the eastern men', i.e. the people on the E. boundary of the area called Sparsholt, which included Kingston Lisle and Fawler to the W. Cf. Westmancote Wo 103 and Eastmanstreet W 260, which may be similar formations. Eastmanton Down is on the E. boundary of Sparsholt parish, immediately E. of Sparsholt Down. Eastmanton Fm, N.E. of Sparsholt Church, is not on O.S. maps but is mentioned in VCH iv, 312.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Box Covert
- Broadbrook Lane
- Broadleaze Fm
- Church Way
- Collett Bush
- Costlars Copse
- The Croft
- Cross Bargain Fm
- Down Barn
- Eastmanton Copse and Eastmanton Lane
- Featherbed Lane
- Field Barn, Fieldbarn Cottages
- Fox Brake
- Fox Covert
- Georgesgreen Fm
- Hall Place
- Hill Barn, Hillbarn Clump
- Home Fm
- Moss Hill
- Northfield Fm
- Oakbank Barn and Oakbank Plantation
- Old Plantation
- Redlands Fm
- The Rides
- Rubblepit Plantation
- Seven Acre Hill
- Sheephouse Bottom
- South Fm
- Sparsholt Down
- Sparsholt Fm, Sparsholt Firs, Sparsholt Manor Ho, Sparsholt Pk, Sparsholt St
- Sparsholt Field
- Stutfield Brook
- Watery Lane
- Wilderness, Lower Wilderness and Upper Wilderness
- Wixen Bush
- Black Jack's Well
- Gabbits Copse
- Sandpit Clump
- West St