Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (the) East Marsh 1625 Heneage 1660 GrimsCBix 1665 GrimsCLeet 1707 ib

• (the) East Marsh upon which the New Town is built, was an open field 1831 Monson

• the Estmarsh 1471 GrimsCBi

• orient' marisco 1500 GrimsChamb

• orientate marisco 1582 ib

• le orien' Marisc 1630 GrimsCLeet

• the marshes on thestside the haven 1587 ib

• the East marshe 1607 GrimsCBvii

• the east marshe 1669 ib

• (the) East Marshes c.1600 GrimsMap(PRO) 1678 GrimsCLeet 1832 GrimsCBxvi

• ye east Marshes 1648 ib

Etymology

East Marsh, (the ) East Marsh 1625 Heneage, 1660GrimsCB ix , 1665GrimsCLeet , 1707ib et freq , (the ) East Marsh upon which the New Town is built , was an open field 1831Monson , the Estmarsh 1471GrimsCB i , orient ' marisco 1500GrimsChamb , orientate marisco 1582ib , le orien ' Marisc (sic) 1630GrimsCLeet , the marshes on thestside the haven 1587ib , the East marshe 1607GrimsCB vii , the east marshe 1669ib ix , (the ) East Marshes c.1600GrimsMap (PRO ), 1678GrimsCLeet et passim to 1832GrimsCB xvi , y e east Marshes 1648ib viii , self-explanatory, v. ēast , mersc . Cf. the east marsh bankes 1656ib , East Marsh banks 1697ib x , East Marsh Banke 1720ib xi , East Marsh Bridge 1679GrimsChamb , East Marsh Common 1795GrimsCB xiv , the East marsh dicke 1707GrimsCLeet , East Marsh Drain 1812GrimsCB xiv , East Marsh Gate 1800ib , East Marsh Lots 1799ib and West Marsh infra .