Groombridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Withyham
Historical Forms
- Gromƀgg' 13th Lewes
- Gromenebregge 1318 FF
- Grombrugg 1355 FF
- Grumbrygge c.1480 ECP2,252
- Grunbregge 1497 Pat
- Groomebridge 1601 SRS19,188
Etymology
Groombridge is Gromƀgg '13thLewes , Gromenebregge 1318 FF, Grombrugg 1355 FF, Grumbrygge c. 1480 ECP 2, 252, Grunbregge 1497 Pat, Groomebridge 1601 SRS 19, 188. This is clearly a compound of brycg and ME grome , 'boy, servant, etc.,' but we do not know how the name arose. Gromene - shows the weak gen. pl. suffix found sporadically in the declension of ME nouns. Cf. Gromenecroft in Ifield (1312 AD vi).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Alkesford Fm
- Birchden
- Blackham
- Buckhurst
- Bullocks Town
- Corsley
- Fishers Gate
- Fishridge
- Gillridge Fm
- Hendal Fm
- Hoadley's Fm
- Hale Court, Ham Fm, Hole Fm and Summerford Fm