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.

Frostbourne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fairlight

Historical Forms

  • Frosseburne 1320 Misc
  • Frostbourne 1460 Dawson

Etymology

Frostbourne, now Winterstow, is Frosseburne (1320 Misc), Frostbourne (1460 Dawson) and so on old maps. It is clearly OE  forsca burna , 'frogs' stream,' as in BCS 225.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement