English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Horsey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastbourne

Historical Forms

  • Horsea c.1054 SAC42,76
  • Horselie 1086 DB
  • Horsie 1198 FF

Etymology

Horsey is Horsea c. 1054 SAC 42, 76, Horselie 1086 DB, Horsie 1198 FF and has the same history as Horse Eye infra 444.