English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Elidge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ambersham

Historical Forms

  • Erlycheslond 1449 Deed
  • Earlidge 1615 Will

Etymology

Elidge (6″) is Erlycheslond 1449Deed , Earlidge 1615Will , 1701 Lease , Erlytheslond al. Erledge 1686 Indenture . The forms are insufficient for any etymology to be suggested.