Bassetts
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodham Walter
Historical Forms
- Mildemet 1086 DB
- Middelmad 1329 AD
- Middelmed 1479 ECP
- Middilmade 1473 ib
- Middilmade or Bassettes manoir 1488 Ipm
- Middilmade alias Bassettis 1532 FF
- Bassettes 1594 N
- Basset 1304 Ipm
Etymology
Bassetts (6″) is Mildemet 1086 DB, Middelmad 1329AD , Middelmed 1479 ECP, Middilmade 1473 ib., Middilmade or Bassettes manoir 1488 Ipm, Middilmade alias Bassettis 1532FF , Bassettes 1594 N. 'Middle meadow.'v. mæd . The hamlet was in this parish and hundred, but the manor extended into Little Baddow, where Bassett's Wood still survives. Bassetts , from the family of Richard Basset (1304 Ipm).