Scratchings Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirdford
Historical Forms
- Cratchings 1620 Ipm
Etymology
Scratchings Fm is Cratchings in 1620Ipm (VCH ). This is probably the common dialectal cratchings or scratchings (EDD s. vv .),' refuse from melting down pig's fat.' Such a word might be used as a contemptuous nickname for a farm. For forms with and without initial s , cf. Ritter in Herrig's Archiv 116, 43 ff.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Crawfold Fm
- Gownfold Fm
- Strudgwick Wood
- Ebernoe
- Hardnip's Barn
- Idehurst Fm
- Idolsfold Fm
- Ifold Ho
- Langhurst Fm
- Linfold Fm
- Oakhurst
- Plaistow
- Rumbold Fm
- Shillinglee Park
- Sladeland Ho
- Slifehurst
- Sparrwood
- Steer's Common
- Wassell Mill
- Fountain's Fm
- Hawkhurst Court
- Swear Fm
- Wephurst
- Barkfold
- Battlehurst Fm
- Bittlesham
- Bushetts
- Chilsfold Fm
- Frithfold Fm
- Hyffold
- Todhurst