Portslade-by-Sea
settlement · The City of Brighton and Hove
Old EnglishAI-generated
Portslade-by-Sea is an Old English name meaning 'landing place by the slope', with 'by-the-Sea' added to distinguish it. 'Port' refers to a landing place, and 'slæd' means a valley or slope.
Word origins
- Port
- Old Englishlanding place(from port "landing place")
- slade
- Old Englishslope, valley(from slæd "slope, valley")
- by-the-Sea
- Old Englishby the sea(from bī sæ "by the sea")