Pett
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pett
Historical Forms
- Ivet (sic) 1086 DB
- Pett(e) 1195 FF 1535 VE
- Pettes 1249 FF
- Putt(e) 1287 FF 1288 Ass 1316 FA 1332 SR
- Potte 1386,1421 IpmR
- Pytte 1443 Cicestr
Etymology
v. pytt . The reference must be to some well or pit no longer known, for the village is on a hill and not in a hollow.