Forest Row
Major Settlement in the Parish of Forest Row
Historical Forms
- Forstrowe 1467 Ct
- Forrest Rowe beside Grynsted c.1540 SRS16,23 1579 DuLa
- Forest rowe 1546 FM
- Forestrewe 1613 Recov
- Forrest row greene 1642–9 VCHii.319
Etymology
A modern parish formed from East Grinstead in 1894. The name probably referred to a row of houses or cottages in Ashdown Forest.