Lychpole Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sompting
Historical Forms
- Licchepol 1268 FF
- Lychepole 1279 Ass 1296 SR
- Lechepol 1273 Ipm
- Leechpool 1747 SRS20,406
Etymology
v. pol . The first element is probably the common word leech for which the forms liche and leche are both found in ME. It might also be OE lic, 'body,' from the finding of a dead body in it.