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.

Seven Sisters

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tottenham

Historical Forms

  • Sesters 1754 R
  • Seven Sisters 1805 O.S.

Etymology

Seven Sisters. This spot took its name from seven elm trees which stood near Page Green, where the Seven Sisters Rd (made in 1831–3) joins the main Ermine St. They are marked as 7 Sesters 1754 R, Seven Sisters 1805 O.S. Cf. RobinsonT 44.