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.

Saunderton Lee

Early-attested site in the Parish of Saunderton

Historical Forms

  • Sant'ley 1227 Ass
  • Saunterle 1365 Ch

Etymology

The ME  forms may be for Santerdonle with loss of the middle element in the triple compound (cf. Ritter 88 ff. and Honeyburge supra ).

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement