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.

East Blatchington

Major Settlement in the Parish of East Blatchington

Historical Forms

  • Blechinton(e), Blechyngton(e) 1169 P 1278 FF 1279 Ass
  • Blachington, Blachyngton 1225 FF 1306 Ipm
  • Blachyngton juxta Mare 1340 NI
  • Blachyngton juxta Sefford 1377 IpmR

Etymology

'Blæcca 's farm,' v. ingtun . Cf. West Blatchington supra 290.

Places in the same Parish

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