Tote Copse
Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldingbourne
Etymology
Tote Copse (6″) is the site of an earthwork close by the site of the old Manor House. A letter (c. 1226 RoyL) to Bishop Ralph Neville from his steward Simon de Seinliz speaks of his sowing oats at Totehal (l ), which must have been land by the Tote .Mr W. D. Peckham, who kindly called attention to this, suggests with a good deal of probability that the correct reading is Totehul (l ) and that it is a further example of the numerous Toot or look-out hills, cf. Tote Hill supra 31. The country is very flat and the top of the Tote, before it was overgrown with trees, must have had a very good look-out.