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Source: RUSHDEN A Duchy of Lancaster Village by David Hall & Ruth Harding
Rushden Medieval Place Names

Medieval Place Names
Date
 
 
Bridges
 
Mannesbrigge
1406
Merschebrigge
1417
Parsons brigge
1391
Pen brigge
1391
Spetyll brygge
1410
Wraggs bridge
1549
 
 
Dikes
 
Baily dik
1477
Blosyk
1403
Dunsyke
1399
Millersdiche
1433
Seftwellsyke
1490
 
 
Houses
 
Arkold yerd
1427
Arnoldys yerd
1427
Baratthyng
1429
Besplace
1407
Blosyke yerd
1413
Brod yerd
1428
Brokehous
1490
Carters yerd
1543
Coures place
1431
Dalis yerd
1601
Dayes place
1410
Fynches barne
1431
Greeneweeyes yard
1439
Hartoldes yerd
1435
Ingelongdethyng
1427
Mason place
1435
Monkys yerd
1418
Pantoneles yarde
1417
Pouchthyng
1432
Sampsons place
1406
Smyths place
1433
Tades yerd
1447
Townshend yerd
1601
Wattes yerd
1438
le Wyk
1403
 
 
Lanes
 
Blacks
1433
Brod
1422
Churchellane
1449
Cobbes
1426
Cotys
1419
Crab
1403
Cuttes
1477
Gryndeles
1441
Gyllys (formerly Pauntons Way)
1476
Hawys
1400
Long (in the crofts)
1410
Ropers
1431
Redsonde (in Blak fen)
1439
Sampsons
1403
Scantrop
1408
Waytes
1410
 
 
Meadows
 
Chappellenstone
 
Chissely ford
 
Fishpond banke
 
Fysshepoll, fishpoole
 
Fulhundred
 
Ladyholme. lady pyt, lady pytt
 
Lynch banke, linche banke
 
Mannysbrygge, near fishpoles
 
Mer furlong
 
Meadow gap
 
Mershe, near the moor
 
Nether pond
 
Queche
 
Ravenholme
 
Reykles
 
Sampsons willows
 
Short hundred
 
Synmede
 
Twenti yards, middle & over t.
 
Watery meadow
 
Wate lond, wette lond, in watery meadow
 
West well, west sik
 
West more
 
 
 
Ways
 
Kirk way
1418
Portwey
1417
Toftwey
 
 
 
Other Names
 
Bedelcroft
1450
Bencote bush
1462
Crab style
1400
delves
1634
le Mersche
1413
le More
1399
Pynfold
1428
Style at longcroft
1413
 
 
Greens
 
the grene
1350
Bettles*
1778
Mollesgrene*
1451
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