Birchden
hamlet · East Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Birchden means 'the valley or den where birch trees grow'. It refers to a settlement located in a small valley characterized by birch trees.
Word origins
- Birch
- Old EnglishAttestedbirch tree(from birce "birch tree")
- den
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, den(from denu "valley")