galetum

galetum [OF gal, galet] , shingle (esp. Suss). Cf. galesta. a1104 ij hidas terre ‥ cum pastura de ~o maris Cart. Lewes 71 (cf. ib.: 1121 Langaniam [Langley, Suss] ‥ cum ~a et capella); c1157 terram quam Mathildis imperatrix ‥ dedit ei pro servicio in ~o Deppe Act. Hen. II I 220; 1207 pro habenda licentia faciendi unam villam super ~um inter Pevenesel et Langelee Pipe 41 (cf. (Pevensey) BBC 100); c1220 in particulis quas habeo ‥ in eadem terra et totam galegiam Doc. Robertsbr. 72 (cf. ib. 77: galeio, 80: galeia); 12‥ una acra ‥ cum galeya et forlande (Broomhill, Suss) MS BL Campbell Ch. 27/1.