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.

Sydenham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marystow

Historical Forms

  • Sidreham 1086 DB
  • Parva Sideham 1242 Fees776
  • Sydeham, Shydeham 1284 FA
  • Parva Sydenham 1303 FA
  • Little Sythenham 1382 FF

Etymology

'At the wide hamm,' v. sid . There is comparatively flat ground here by the Lyd. For the DB form, v. IPN 107.

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Places in the same Parish