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.

Horsebrook Cottage

Early-attested site in the Parish of Steyning

Historical Forms

  • Hursebrok' 1374 SRS31,123
  • Horssebrooke 1612 Recov

Etymology

Horsebrook Cottage (6″) is Hursebrok ' (1374 SRS 31, 123), Horssebrooke (1612Recov ). It is difficult to say whether the first element is hyrst or hors , probably the former, with later corruption.