Herstmonceux
Major Settlement in the Parish of Herstmonceux
Historical Forms
- Herst(e) 1086 DB 1242 Fees691 1279 Ass 1296 SR
- Hurst(e) 1166 RBE 1211 RBE 1288 Ass
- Hyrst 1257 Pat
- Hesthurste 1262 Pap
- Esthurst 1302 Ipm 1340 NI
- Herst Munceus 1304 FF 1671 MarL
- Hurstmonsex 1579 SAC12,258
- Mounseuxhirst 1356 FF
- Herst Mounceux al. Hurstmonceux al. Esthurst 1390 Pat
- Harsmounceux 1492 FF
- Horsemo(u)nsex 1510 LP 1559 SRS3,16
Etymology
v. hyrst . The Munceus family are first associated with the place about the end of the 12th cent. (v. Farrer, Honours and Knights ' Fees iii, 376). Est or 'east' in distinction from Hurstpierpoint supra 274. The name is spelled Hurstmonceux (1″) and Hurstmonceaux (6″) in Hurstmonceux Place.