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.

Sexhow

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rudby

Historical Forms

  • Sex(h)ou c.1160–80 YCh c.1280–90 Heal
  • Sexhowe 1285 KI 1303 KF
  • Sexho 1665 Visit
  • Saxhow 1404 YI 1478 Test
  • Saxo 1483 Test

Etymology

'Sek's mound' from ON  Sekkr (LindBN) and haugr.

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Places in the same Parish