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.

The Sands

Field in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • The Sandes 1595 FMap

Etymology

The Sands(The Sandes 15951, and cf. le Sand head 1573+,Sandy groundes 15952)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement