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.

Basses

Other OS name in the Parish of Itchingfield

Historical Forms

  • Bassess 1611 SRS33
  • Bashurst 1705 SAC40,83

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bassess in 1611 (SRS 33), Bashurst in 1705 (SAC40, 83) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement