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.

Rushlake Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warbleton

Historical Forms

  • Rysshelake 1537 Ct
  • Ruslake grene 1567 Ct
  • Rushlake Furnace 1612 BM

Etymology

Rushlake Green is Rysshelake 1537Ct , Ruslake grene 1567Ct , Rushlake Furnace 1612 BM. 'Rush streamlet,' v. rysc , lacu .Cf. Russelac 12th SAC 4, 41, which Mr Budgen takes to be Rushfields in Wilmington or Arlington.