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.

Wakehurst Place

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ardingly

Historical Forms

  • Wakehurst 1206 FF 1332 SR
  • Wakherst 1412 FA

Etymology

Wakehurst Place is Wakehurst 1206 FF (p)et freq to 1332 SR (p), Wakherst 1412 FA. 'Waca's wood,' v. hyrst and Wakeham supra 43.