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.

Sugestone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Okeford Fitzpaine

Historical Forms

  • Sugestone 1584 Hen2
  • Southgarston(') 1315 1323 FF
  • Suthgarson 1316 Hutch3
  • Suthgarston 1321 FF
  • Suggeston' 1497 Hen2
  • Sugsons 1601 Hen1
  • Sugson (Md), Sa(n)gson (sic) 1838 TA

Etymology

Sugestone (lost, ST 782109), Sugestone 1584Hen 2, Southgarston (')1315Hen 1, Ipm, 1323 FF, Suthgarson 1316 Hutch3, Suthgarston 1321 FF, Suggeston '1497Hen 2, Sugsons 1601Hen 1, Sugson (Md ), Sa (n )gson (sic)1838TA , 'south grass enclosure', from sūð and gærs-tūn. The grid reference can be arrived at from the location of the TA fields.