Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• in orientali marisco m13 HarlCh

• in est marisco de Gouxl' 1260 Gox l14

• in oust marisco lHy3 l14 ib

• Gouxhull Estmershe 1541 LPxvi

• le Estmershe de Gouxhill 1549 LindDep

• le Estmershe 1549 Pat

• in orientali marisco de Gouxhill 1549 Yarb

• Gouxhill Estmarche 1550 Pat

• the Est marshe m16 Cragg

• le Eastmarshe 1613 BPD

• the Eastmarsh 1631 Dudd 1667 MiscDon 1678 Dudd 1682 LindDep

• the East Marsh(e) 1633 AOMB 1648 Foster 1682 Dudd 1693 Foster

• the East marsh 1648 LindDep 1709 Dudd

• the East marsh of Goxhill 1730 Foster

• le east marsh 1700,1728 LindDep

• le East Marshe 1713 ib

Etymology

EAST MARSH, in orientali marisco m13HarlCh , in est marisco de Gouxl '1260 (l14) Gox , in oust marisco lHy3 (l14) ib , Gouxhull Estmershe 1541 LP xvi, le Estmershe de Gouxhill 1549LindDep 78 , le Estmershe 1549 Pat, in orientali marisco de Gouxhill 1549Yarb , Gouxhill Estmarche 1550 Pat, the Est marshe m16Cragg , le Eastmarshe 1613BPD , the Eastmarsh 1631Dudd , 1667MiscDon 14 , 1678Dudd , 1682LindDep 67 , the East Marsh (e )1633AOMB 390 , 1648Foster , 1682Dudd , 1693Foster et freq , the East marsh 1648LindDep 67 , 1709Dudd , the East marsh of Goxhill 1730Foster , le east marsh 1700, 1728LindDep 67 , le East Marshe 1713ib , cf. Estmersh (e )bridge 1589–91, pro nova factur ' de Estmersh (e )bridge 1605–7 both MinAcct , the East marsh Bridge 1649ParlSurv , self-explanatory v. ēast , mersc , and note that the lHy3 form is derived from ON  austr cognate with ēast . Cf. maresco de Gousla c.1150 (Ed1) Newh , 1155–60 Dane, R1 (1318) Ch, de Gausla 1160–66 Dane, marisco de Gousel lHy3 (l14) Gox , marisco de Gousill '1329Ass , Gouxhyll Mersshe 1549 Pat, the marshe (s )m16Cragg , le Marshe 1589–91MinAcct , 1607Rental , Gouxhill Marshe 1589–91MinAcct , Goxhill Marshes 1598Yarb , le mershe 1605–7MinAcct , the Marsh 1648Foster , y e Marshes of Goxhill 1649ParlSurv , Goxhill Marsh 1657, 1675FLMisc , 1736, 1737, 1745Foster , 1765Yarb , Goxhill marshes 1799 Young, Goxhill Marshes 1824 O. Cf. also West Marsh Lane infra .