Plashett Park Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ringmer
Historical Forms
- parc, de Plaseto 1288 Ass
- Plass(c)het(te) 1323 Pat 1398 SAC21,190 1403 FM
Etymology
Plashett Park Fm is parc , de Plaseto 1288Ass , Plass (c )het (te )1323 Pat, 1398 SAC 21, 190, 1403FM . The name is of Romance origin from LL plessetum , plassetum , 'sylvula, seu parcus undique clausus' (Du Cange). It is really a 'woven' enclosure, cf. Lat plectere , 'to weave,' cf. also Little Park in Battle infra 500.