Mouslin Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stebbing
Historical Forms
- Mouselande 1422 Rental
- Mousislande 1433 Ct
- Mowselond(e) 1517 Rental 1542 Ct
- Mooselande 1547 Rental
- Sengettes 1544 Ct
Etymology
Mouslin Wood (6″) is Mouselande 1422Rental , Mousislande 1433Ct , Mowselond (e )1517Rental , 1542Ct , Mooselande 1547Rental , Sangeat alias Mowsland 1586, Sangate filde alias Mousland 1592, Sangate Springe et Mowseland Springe t. ElizRental . 'Land overrun by field-mice,' v. mus . The lost alter- native occurs as lytylzanget 1424, (le ) Sanget (t )1426–30Ct , 1517Rental , Sengettes 1544Ct , moche Sanchett 1549, Sandgate Springe 1631Rental . These forms confirm the suggested existence of an OE sænget , 'place cleared by burning.' Cf. Syntley (PN Wo 36–7) and St Ives (PN Sx 368). Springe is the dialectal spring , 'copse.'
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Church End
- Boxted Wood
- Down Fm
- Duck End
- Lubberhedges Wood
- Poplar Fm
- Snares Hill
- Stebbing Park
- Tolladay's Fm
- Town Mill
- Yew Tree Fm
- Broom Fm