Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Iccannore 683 BCS 14th

• Icenore 1086 DB

• Ikenora 12th Box

• Hickenore 1274 Ipm

• Ychenor' 12th Box

• Ichenore 1187 France 1337 Ipm

• Westigenore 1243 FF

• Westichenor(e) 1243 FF 1279 Ass 1291 Tax

• Ichinor 1641 SRS5

Etymology

'Icca's bank,' v. ora . A pers. name Icca is not on independent record but its existence has been demonstrated in PN Bk 124, PN Wo 143, while in the first reference it is suggested that there must have been two forms of the pers. name, one with and the other without palatalisation of the cc . The forms given above suggest that there was hesitation in the Sussex name itself.