Keysford Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lindfield
Historical Forms
- Carleford 1296 SR
- Carlesford 1327,1332 SR
- Caseford Bridge 16th Rowe
- Carsford Bridge 1724 B
Etymology
The Anglo-Scandinavian carl , 'man' (v. karl ), is out of the question in a Sussex p.n. and probably we have rather to do with a name of ME origin, a ford belonging to a man named Carle . This surname is found in three different places in Sussex in the early Subsidy Rolls. Hence, 'Carle's ford.' See also Calem infra 382.