Forty Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Epping
Historical Forms
- Forteye 13th WalthamC
- Forteyhache, Forteygrene 1270–1383 Ct
Etymology
Forty Green (local) is Forteye 13thWalthamC , Forteyhache , Forteygrene 1270–1383Ct . It stands on a spur of high land between two streams and the name and situation alike show it to be identical with the name Forty discussed in PN Wo 202–4. It is a common compound of OE forð , 'in front,' and eg, hence 'projecting peninsula,' v. Forty Field infra 603 and hæcc , and cf. le Fortye (Rayne) 1326 Cl.