Delves Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ringmer
Historical Forms
- Northdelve 1340 Ct
- Delves 1609 SRS20,369
Etymology
Delves Ho (6″) is Northdelve 1340Ct , Delves 1609 SRS 20, 369.This is OE (ge)delf, 'digging, quarry.' There is no quarry here, but just by here in the 'Potter's Field,' medieval pottery kilns were found in 1894 (SAC 45, 128) and the reference may be to the place where the clay was dug out for the pots.