Fairlight Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of East Grinstead
Historical Forms
- Ferlega 1086 DB
- Farnlehe 1288 Ass
- Farnlegh 1296 SR
- Farlegh 1327 SR
- Westfarlegh 1389 Ass
- Fareleighs, Farleight 1546 FM
- Farelye 1579 DuLa
- Fayreley 1643 FM
- Fairly 1712 FM 1724 B
Etymology
'Bracken clearing,' v. fearn , leah . The curious corruption of the name is probably in imitation of Fairlight infra 507. The old pronunciation survives locally (SxNQ 2, 65).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Fowl Wood
- The Birches
- Blackwell Fm
- Boyleys Fm
- Dunnings
- Horseshoe Fm
- Hurstan-, Clays
- Ridge Hill
- Standen
- Stonequarry Wood
- Gulledge Fm