Haslingbourne
Early-attested site in the Parish of Petworth
Historical Forms
- Haselingeburn 13th Perc
- Heselingeburn
- Haselingborn stagnum 13th Perc
- Haselingburn 1279 Ass
- Haselyngburn 1314 Ipm
- Heselburn 1279 Ass
- Heselynborn 1535 MinAcct
Etymology
'Stream of the dwellers by the hazel-bush,' v. hæsel , ing , burna . The first element might also be the OE hæseling postu- lated for Hazeldean infra 263, hence 'stream by the hazel- thicket.'