Sandon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sandon
Historical Forms
- Sandun, Sandon(a), Sandone 1199 1200,1247 FF 1303 FA
- Saundone 1247,1271 FF
- Sondon 1550,1552 FF
Etymology
Self-explanatory. v. sand , dun . “The soil is various, mostly a wet loam, resting on clay; but the elevated ground occupied by the village is rather light and sandy” (White 359).
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