Plumpton Boscage
Early-attested site in the Parish of Plumpton
Historical Forms
- Buskegage 1509,1514 LP 1540 SRS14,46
- Buskage 1555 Recov
- Bussage al. Bustage 1605 Recov
Etymology
Plumpton Boscage (not on map), is Buskegage 1509, 1514 LP, 1540 SRS 14, 46, Buskage 1555Recov , Bussage al. Bustage 1605Recov . The name of this manor probably contains the common English word boscage , 'woodland,' v. NEDs. v. It was divided from the manor of Plumpton in 1657 (SRS 20) and contains the forest settlements of this manor in Lindfield, Ardingly, Worth etc. (M.S.H.).