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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