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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bream's Meend

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Dean

Historical Forms

  • le Mend Horwalhull' 15 MinAcct
  • Breames Myne, Breemes Myne 1609 Comm 1618 SPDom

Etymology

Bream's Meend, le Mend Horwalhull '15MinAcct , Breames Myne , Breemes Myne 1609Comm , 1618SPDom 4. v. Horwell Hill (infra ), Bream (236infra ) and Mitcheldean Meend (218supra ) for ME  *munede 'forest waste'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement