Pidsea
Early-attested site in the Parish of Burton Pidsea
Historical Forms
- Piddese 1260 YI
- Piddese mere ib.
- Pidesse 1285 ib
- una marra vocata Pidse 1339 Extent
- Pidsemarra 1341 ib
- the water of Pidsey 1550,1606 FF
Etymology
Pidsea (lost), a pool and stream, probably identical in part with Owstwick Drain (6″), is Piddese 1260 YI (a fishery), Piddese mere ib., Pidesse 1285 ib. (fishery), una marra vocata Pidse 1339Extent , Pidsemarra 1341 ib., the water of Pidsey 1550, 1606 FF.The meaning of Pidsea is probably 'pool in the marsh' from an OE *pid (e ) or *pidu 'fen' or the like, which is found in the lost Pidewællan (BCS 537) and for which Ekwall (RN 325) finds good parallels in Dutch and Low German names like Pede (Brabant), earlier Pithebruc , Pye , earlier Pythe , etc. The second element is OE sǣ (v. Kilnsea supra 15). There is now a field in Welwick (supra 22) called Pidsea Close .