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.

The Furnace

Other OS name in the Parish of Ardingly

Historical Forms

  • The Hamer 1567 ParReg

Etymology

( not on map ) is The Furnace 1565, Strudgate fornace 1577 ParReg , cf. the next name . Hammer Wood ( 6 ″ ) is The Hamer 1567 ParReg . This and the previous name are common in the old iron - working parts of Surrey and Sussex .