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.

Cuckmere Haven

Early-attested site in the Parish of Seaford

Historical Forms

  • Cokemerehaven(e) 1352 Ass 1422 IpmR
  • Cokemare(s)haven 1369,1370 Pat
  • the Haven of Kockmare 1582 FM
  • Cuckmare Haven 1670 SAC7,105

Etymology

Cuckmere Haven is Cokemerehaven (e )1352Ass , 1422 IpmR, Cokemare (s )haven 1369, 1370 Pat, the Haven of Kockmare 1582FM , Cuckmare Haven 1670 SAC 7, 105. v. Cuckmere R. supra 4.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement