English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Sinodun Hills

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Wittenham

Etymology

Skeat (33–4) suggested 'synod-down'. It is perhaps more likely to be a pre-English name for the hill-fort, but there do not appear to be any parallels.