Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Soundfort e13 Tab 17

• Sontford 1300 Sheaf

• Sondford 1368 Dow

• Sonford bridde 15 Rich

• Sonford 1326,1368 ChRR

• Saunford(e) 1252 RBE 1257 AD 1344 Pat

• Sauntford 1294 Ipm

• Saundford 1386 ChRR

• Samford 1281 Court

• Sampford 1292 Ipm

• Sanford 1282 Court 1299 Ipm

• Sandford 1359 Dow

• Sandforde 1621,1640 Sheaf

• Sandford(e) bridge 1547(18),1621 ib

• Sandford tenement lying near Sandford Bridge 1709 ib

• Stanford-Bridge 1621 Orm2iii289 1656

Etymology

'Sandy ford', from sand and ford , with brycg . This is a crossing of R. Weaver from Aston supra into Sound 121infra . The forms show the same over-rounding of a > o > ou as in the p.n. Sound.