Paythorne Barn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Fulking
Historical Forms
- Paveorne 1086 DB
- Pauethornam t.Wm2 Lewes
- Pauetorne 1279 Ass
- Pauethorn 1296,1327,1332 SR
- Pagethorne 1288 Ass
- Pawthorne 1633 Ipm
- Peathorne or Pawthorne 1830 Cartwright
Etymology
'Paga's thorn-bush,' v. þorn . The natural development was to Pawthorne . Peathorne and Paythorne are irregular.