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.

Green Street

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastbourne

Historical Forms

  • Green Street Drove 1636 CplM
  • Grene Strete 1290 CplM

Etymology

Green Street (6″) is the name of the area which was once called Northwick (v. infra 432). The present road (Green Street Road, 1900) led to Green Street Drove (1636CplM ), which is called Grene Strete in 1290 (CplM ). It led from Ocklynge to Northwick (1624Ct ).