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.

Westup Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • Westupp(e) 1279 Ass 1327 SR
  • Weysttuppe 1296 SR
  • Westoppe 1332 SR
  • Westupe 1604 ParReg

Etymology

Westup Fm is Westupp (e )1279Ass , 1327 SR, Weysttuppe 1296 SR, Westoppe 1332 SR (all p), Westupe 1604 ParReg, v. the same name supra 256. It lies west of Cuckfield town.