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.

Slough Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • manor of Slowes 1543 SRS20,402
  • Slowe Greene 1607 ParReg
  • atte Sb 1332 SR

Etymology

Slough Green is manor of Slowes (1543 SRS 20, 402), Slowe Greene (1607 ParReg) and gave name to John atte Sb (1332 SR).v. sloh . The place is not low-lying, but the soil is heavy clay.