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Survey of English Place-Names

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Pearson's Wish

Other OS name in the Parish of Alciston

Historical Forms

  • terra Pessoun t.Ed1 BattleCust
  • the meadow of Pesson 1350 FM
  • Pessons Wish 1360 FM
  • Pysons Wysshe 1539 Pat
  • Peysoun 1249 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is terra Pessoun t. Ed 1 BattleCust, the meadow of Pesson 1350FM ,Pessons Wish 1360FM , Pysons Wysshe 1539 Pat, deriving fromthe family of Wm Peysoun (1249 FF) , v. wisc .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement