Worsted's Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of East Grinstead
Historical Forms
- Wytherestede 1257 FF
- Wirsted, Wyrstede 1279 Ass
- Worsted 1547 Pat
- Worsteds 1640 SRS14,145
Etymology
It may be that this difficult name is a compound of OE wiþer , 'against,' hence 'opposite' and stede, in which case the name would be a parallel to the Geinsted in Westergate supra 64 n. It is difficult to be sure to what it was regarded as opposite, possibly to Fairlight Fm across the valley.
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