Portslade Village
suburban area · The City of Brighton and Hove
Old EnglishAI-generated
Portslade Village likely means 'the port on the slope'. It describes a settlement located near a port and on a sloping piece of land.
Word origins
- port
- Old Englishharbour, market town(from port "harbour, market town")
- lade
- Old Englishslope, channel(from lād "slope, channel, way")
Historical forms
Porteslade 1086