Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Saham in Wirhallia 1202–29 JRC

• Saligh' 1249–1323 Chest

• Sallechale iuxta Morton' E2 JRC

• Salechale iuxta Moreton in Wyrhale E2 ib

• Salghale 1309 InqAqd 1321 Plea 1365 JRC 1378 Pat

• Salghale Mascy 1322 Plea

• Salghall 1354,1401 Orm2 1579 Dugd

• Salghall Massy 1567 Orm2

• Salghal Mascy 1383 ib

• Shalghall Mascy 1386 ChRR

• Salghau 1353 MinAcct 1357 ChFor

• Salghau Mascy 1407,1459 ChRR

• Salgham 1385 Pat 1522 Sheaf 1534–7 m16 AOMB397 1553 Sheaf 1547 MinAcct

• Salgham-Massey 1522 Sheaf

• Massey-Soughall 1459 ChRR

• Salghton' Massy c.1490 Surv 1523 ChRR 1571

• Saughoughe 1546 Dugd 1547,1554 MinAcct

• Saughall Mascie 1600 AD

• Saughall Massie 1621(1656),1819 Orm2 1831 Bry

• Saughall Massey 1667 Sheaf

• Saughall 1724 NotCestr

• Saugham Massie 1618 Sheaf

• Saugham 1647 ib

• Saughen Massey 1659 Sheaf

• Saughen Massie 1662 ib

• Saughan Massey 1844 TAMap180

• Saughaw Massey 1844 TAMap261

Etymology

'Willow nook', v. salh , halh , cf. Saughall 202supra . The manor was held by Hamo de Mascy (Massey , Massie ) in 1309, and earlier.Many spellings in -an appear in transcriptions for -au , but -am and its reductions to -an , -en appears to be unmistakable. This form derives from either a mistaken interpretation of a Latin acc. Saham (< Saha ) as a p.n. in ham(m) or from the alternation of final el. between halh and hamm , or from the manorial affix. The p.n. enters into Greasby Brook 292supra , cf. Brook Loons infra .