Plummerden Fms
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lindfield
Historical Forms
- Plumeresden, Plumereden 1296 SR
- Plumerdenn 1327 SR
- Plummerdene 1332 SR
- Plomerdeane 1590 SRS14,182
Etymology
Plummerden Fms is Plumeresden , Plumereden 1296 SR (p), Plumerdenn 1327 SR (p), Plummerdene 1332 SR (p), Plomerdeane 1590 SRS 14, 182. 'The swine-pasture or valley (v. denn , denu ) of a man named Plum (m )er .' The name must be of ME origin, the name Plummer denoting either a leadworker (v. NED s. v. plumber ) or a dealer in feathers (NED s. v. plumer ).