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Survey of English Place-Names

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Float Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Udimore

Historical Forms

  • Flote 1406 Ct 1553 SRS20,309

Etymology

Float Fm is Flote 1406Ct , 1553 SRS 20, 309. This may be the OE  flot , 'deep water,' referring to a wharf on the River Brede near by, where barges can lie in deep water (J.E.R.).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement