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Sparks Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • Spirkes 1547 Rowe
  • Spyrkes 1589 SAC42,44 1603 SAC42,46
  • Speerkeses 1604 ParReg
  • Stapelfeld 1315 SAC40,189

Etymology

is Spirkes 1547 Rowe, Spyrkes 1589 SAC 42,44, 1603 SAC 42, 46, Speerkeses 1604 ParReg, possibly derivingfrom some former owner. Staplefield is Stapelfeld 1315 SAC40, 189 . ' feldmarked by a post or staple . '