Soundess Ho, Soundess Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Nettlebed
Historical Forms
- Sounds 1545–6 Pat
- Soundes 1577 Pat
- Soundeys late16th Survey
- Soundess early18th ParColl
- Soundyss 1741 FF
- Soundes 1794 FF
Etymology
Soundess Ho, Soundess Fm take name from Sounds 1545–6Pat , Soundes 1577Pat , Soundeys late 16thSurvey , Soundess early 18th ParColl, Soundyss 1741FF , Soundes 1794FF . Possibly the plural of an early ModE development of OE sand, 'sandy soil.' This word has given the name Sound in Cheshire, and according to Kelly 's Directory there is a thick bed of greenish-white sandy clay in this part of Nettlebed.Cf. also Sands Fm, PN Wa 290, which is le Soundes in 1608. It is not impossible, however, that the O name is manorial in origin.