English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Peter's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rusper

Historical Forms

  • Pytters 1454 ADv
  • Pytteres 1457 ADv
  • atte Putte 1327 SR

Etymology

Peter's Fm is probably the land called Pytters (1454 AD v), Pytteres (1457 AD v) and may have been the home of William atte Putte (1327 SR). For surnames of this type, v. Bridger's Pond supra 35.