Crumbles Pond and The Crumbles
Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastbourne
Historical Forms
- Crumble 1272 RH
- la Crumble 1280 SAC49,8
- la Cromble 1276 SAC49,8
- Crombele 1352 Ass
- aqua de la Cromble 1442 DuLa
- Cromble Pond 1610 Speed
- le Cromble 1729 CplM
Etymology
Professor Ekwall suggests that we have here the same element crymel (not on record) found in Crimbles (PN La 166), a derivative of OE cruma , 'crumb,' hence 'small fragment of land.'We should in Sussex have expected some Cremble -forms but perhaps the influence of the parent word cruma , ME crumbe , crombe was too strong.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- The Beach
- Beachy Head
- Bedford Well
- Beverington
- Chollington
- Compton Place
- East Hale Bottom
- Gildredge House and Park
- Green Street
- Grey Nore
- Grovedown
- Hobby Way
- Holywell
- Horsey
- Lamport
- The Links
- Meads Place Fm
- Moatcroft Rd
- Ocklynge
- Motcombe
- Pashley
- Rose Lands
- St Anthonys Hill
- Shomer Ditch
- Southbourne Level
- Tutts Barn
- Upperton
- Upwick
- Whitebread Hole
- Wish Tower
- Worme
- Yeverington
- Northwick
- Rodmill
- Netherin
- Puslingham