Plawhatch Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Forest Row
Historical Forms
- Pleg(h)e 1139–61 ADA15417 c.1200 Lewes
- La Plawe 1281 BM
- Le Plawe 1612 SRS14,129
- Plagh(e) 1285 CplM 1295 MinAcct 1327 SR 1403 IpmR
- Plasze (sic) 1296 SR
- Plawhatchgate 1564 DuLa
- Playhatch 1724 B
Etymology
The first element is OE plega, with variant form plaga , giving ME pleghe , plaghe , plawe . Generally compounded with stow or stede to denote a place where human beings (or possibly animals also) amused themselves, here the place seems to have been christened simply 'Play.' The hæcc was one of the gates in this woodland area.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Ashurstwood
- Whalesbeech Fm
- Brambletye
- Cansiron
- Charlwood
- Dallingridge Fm
- Gotwick Fm
- Iscombe
- Kidbrooke Park
- Pixton Hill
- Tablehurst