Lambside
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holbeton
Historical Forms
- Lammeseta 1086 DB
- Lamside 1242 Fees770 1278 Ass 1346 FA
- Lamside Crispyn 1291 Tax
- Lameside 1244 Ass
- Lamesyde 1278 Ass
- Lamsede 1242 Fees795,786
- Lampside 1303 FA
- Lampsyde 1377 Cl
- Lammyshyde 1316 FA
Etymology
This would seem, as suggested by Professor Ekwall, to be a compound of OE lamb and side, hence , 'lamb hill.' The word side is not on record in a topographical sense in OE but it is found as early as DB in Side (Gl).