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.

Godshill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cowfold

Historical Forms

  • Godeshull(e) 1315 FF 1327,1332 SR

Etymology

Godshill Fm is Godeshull (e )1315 FF, 1327, 1332 SR (all p).As all the forms are from pers. names, this may be manorial in origin and the persons in question belong to a family from Godshill (Wt), Goddeshulle (1340 BM). Otherwise it would be the hill of one God or Gode . Both names are on record in OE.For their possible origin, v. Redin 13.