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.

Washland Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • Washland 1629 SAC61,47

Etymology

Washland Fm (6″) is Washland 1629 SAC 61, 47. The ground here is fairly high but there is a stream near, and the meaning may be 'sheep-wash land.'