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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")