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.

Muddleswood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newtimber

Historical Forms

  • Methelwolde 1327 SR

Etymology

Muddleswood is possibly to be associated with Wm de Methelwolde (1327 SR). If it is, the man probably came from Methwold (Nf), and the modern form is corrupt. A name in wold is an impossible formation in Sussex.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement