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.

Bodlestreet Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Herstmonceux

Historical Forms

  • Bodylstret 1539 BM
  • Bodell Strete 1588 Ct
  • Bothel 13th LewesDeeds
  • Bothel 1318 AsM
  • le Bothel 1340 NI
  • le Bothel 1346 Ct

Etymology

Bodlestreet Green [buˑdl] is Bodylstret 1539 BM, Bodell Strete 1588Ct and is to be associated with the family of Poteman Bothel (13thLewes Deeds ), Adam Bothel (1318AsM ), John and Robert le Bothel (1340 NI) and Alan and Nicholas le Bothel (1346Ct ). Bodlestreet Green is partly in Warbleton.