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Hoarthorns Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Dean

Historical Forms

  • Hagethorn, Hagethornesweie 1224 FF
  • Whorethornes 1635 For 1645 Comm
  • Horethornes 1669 ib
  • Warthorns Farm 1770 ib

Etymology

Hoarthorns Fm, Hagethorn , Hagethornesweie 1224FF , Whorethornes 1635For , 1645Comm , Horethornes 1669 ib, Warthorns Farm 1770 ib. If the oldest form is correctly identified, this is OE  hagu-þorn 'hawthorn'; otherwise, and more probably, it is 'boundary thorns', v. hār , þorn . Cf. Phonol. § 42 (a ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement