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.

High Down

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • Hedun 1200 FF

Etymology

High Down is probably the Hedun of 1200 (FF). v. heah , dun .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement