Munstead
Early-attested site in the Parish of Godalming
Historical Forms
- Monsted(e) 12th HMCvii 1288 Ass 1332 SR 1335 Ass
- Monstedeheth 1448 Loseley
- Munested 1229,1339 FF
- Munstede 1235,1259,1263,1279 Ass
- Munstedesheth 1325 Loseley
- Mundstede 1255 Ass
- Moundstede 1550 Pat
- Northmounstede, Southmonstede t.Hy8 MinAcct
- Mownsted 1585 FF
- Munstead 1816 O.S.
Etymology
With stede we expect a descriptive epithet and not a personal name as first element. The 1255 form suggests that this may be OE mund in some sense, possibly that of 'protection, security.'Alternatively, especially when we consider the topography of Munstead, the first element may, as suggested by Manning and Bray (i, 621), be OE munt , 'mountain, hill.' Hitherto, neither element has been noted in p.n. compounds.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Binscombe
- Busbridge Hall
- Catteshall
- Eashing and Eashing Bridge
- Farncombe
- Handon Copse
- Hurtmore
- High Leybourne
- Norney
- Lydling Fm
- Michen Hall
- Scizdons
- Shackleford
- Tuesley
Other OS name
- Barnfield Rue
- Barfield Copse
- Ashstead Fm
- Broomhook Copse
- Bury Fields
- Clock Barn
- Cross Fm
- Crownpits
- Foxbury Copse
- Frith Hill
- Gatwick
- Heath Fm
- Hoe Fm
- Holloway Hill, Holloways Heath
- Home Wood
- Hook Lane
- Langham
- Long Cutts Wood
- Minster Field
- Northbourne
- Northbrook Place
- Ockfordwood
- Oldwick's Copse
- Perrydean Copse
- Redhill Plantation
- Shadwell Copse
- Slowley Copse
- Tiltham Ho
- Westbrook
- Winkworth Fm
- Wood Fm