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.

South Ings

Field in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • 1779 Foster 1785 Foster 1821 AH 1848 EnclA
  • le Southynges 1839 TA
  • les Southynges 1839 TA
  • South Inges 1839 TA 1839 TA
  • le South Inges 1839 TA
  • the medowes of Marshchappell called the south Inges 1595 FMap

Etymology

South Ings 1779, 1785, 1821, 1848(South enges 1425+, le Southinges 1561+, le Southynges 1628*, leʒ Sowthinges 1561+,1567+, les Sowthinges 1564+, les Southynges 16191, South Inges 15951, 1619*, le South Inges 1623*,the medowes of Marshchappell called the south Inges 15952,'the south meadows,pastures', v. sūð, eng in the pl. It is part of what is today called MarshChapel Ings supra)