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Survey of English Place-Names

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Southerey ( e ) slane

Field in the Parish of Stoke Wake

Historical Forms

  • Southerey ( e ) slane 1415 Seymer 1417 Seymer 1418 Seymer 1452 Seymer 1497 Seymer
  • Sutherey ( es ) lane 1415 Seymer
  • Southereylane 1416 Seymer 1417 Seymer 1418 Seymer
  • Southerayeslane 1423 Seymer
  • Suthere lane 1441 Seymer

Etymology

Southerey(e)slane 1415,1417, 1418, 1452, 1497, Sutherey(es)lane 1415, Southereylane 1416, 1417,1418, Southerayeslane 1423, Suthere lane 1441(v. lane; Southerey may bea p.n. from sūðerra'more southerly' and īeg'island' or(ge)hæg'enclosure', or a surname from such a p.n.)