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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bushy Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hailsham

Historical Forms

  • Buscheium t.Rici Ch 1316
  • Buskeheye 1288 CplM 1296 SR

Etymology

Bushy Field (6″) is Buscheium t. Ric i (1316) Ch, Buskeheye 1288CplM (p), 1296 SR (p). The first form is a Latinised one. The name is a hybrid compound of OFr  bosc , 'wood,' and hay from (ge)hæg.