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.

Goldings

Other OS name in the Parish of Netteswell

Historical Forms

  • Goldsmiths 1592 ERxxxv
  • Goldsmiths anciently called Yorkes (ib.)
  • York 1270 Ct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) was Goldsmiths in 1592(ER xxxv) and was so called until recently . In 1465 Goldsmiths anciently called Yorkes (ib.), the latter from the family ofRichard York (1270Ct ) .