Wappingthorn Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Steyning
Historical Forms
- Wapingetorne 1086 DB 1350 Ipm
- Woppingethorn' 1242 Fees690
- Woppyngthorn 1342 Ass 1349 Ipm
- Wepingethorn 1261 Ass
- Wappingethorn 1266 FF
- Wappyngthorn 1358 Ipm
Etymology
'Thorn-tree of the people of Wæppa ,' v. þorn and cf. Wephurst and Wepham supra 108, 167.