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.

Perchingsands Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fulking

Historical Forms

  • Saund by Poninges 1267 Pat
  • Sandes 1279 Ass
  • Perchynsonde 1343 Lewes

Etymology

Perchingsands Fm (6″) is Saund by Poninges 1267 Pat, Sandes 1279Ass , Perchynsonde 1343Lewes . Self-explanatory. The soil here is sandy.

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement