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.

Hazleden

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Grinstead

Historical Forms

  • Halseeldene (sic) 1086 DB
  • Haseldenne 1279 Ass 1325 Ipm
  • Heselden(n)e 1279 Ass 1296 SR

Etymology

Hazleden (6″) is Halseeldene (sic)1086 DB, Haseldenne 1279Ass (p), 1325 Ipm, Heselden (n )e 1279Ass (p), 1296 SR (p).'Swine-pasture where hazels abounded,' v. denn .