Bushy Field
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hailsham
Historical Forms
- Buscheium t.Rici Ch 1316
- Buskeheye 1288 CplM 1296 SR
Etymology
Bushy Field (6″) is Buscheium t. Ric i (1316) Ch, Buskeheye 1288CplM (p), 1296 SR (p). The first form is a Latinised one. The name is a hybrid compound of OFr bosc , 'wood,' and hay from (ge)hæg.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Amberstone
- Bowley
- Downash
- Ersham Lodge
- Magham Down
- Marland Bridge
- Mullbrooks
- Otham Court
- Polegate
- Salt Marsh
- Tile Hurst
- Whelpley (Level)
- White Dyke
- Groveland
- Harebeating