Alchin
Early-attested site in the Parish of Buxted
Historical Forms
- Alsihorne 1086 DB
- Alchehorne 1296 SR 1412 IpmR 1462 ADv
- Alchesthorne 1296 SR
- Alchethorne 1362 IpmR
- Alchehornys 1472 ADv
- Alchorns 1499 ADv
- Alchin 1592 ParReg
- Alchern t.Hy8 LP
Etymology
The second element is clearly horn, but the first is obscure unless it be a lost Ealha , a pet-form for one of the numerous OE names in Ealh -.