Selsdon
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sanderstead
Historical Forms
- (on) Selesdune c.880 BCS558
- Selesdone 1225,1272,1279,1347 Ass
- Selysdon 1247 FF
- Sellesdon(e) 1286,1334 FF
- Selsdon 1570 ParReg
Etymology
Selsdon is (on ) Selesdune c. 880 BCS 558, Selesdone 1225, 1272, 1279, 1347Ass , Selysdon 1247 FF, Sellesdon (e )1286, 1334 FF, Selsdon 1570 ParReg. OE personal names in Sele - are fairly common. It would seem that in this name we have a pet-form Seli of one of them. Cf. Selesgrof (1338 Ipm) in Chilham (K).Hence 'Seli 's hill,' v. dun .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Barnfield Shaw
- Birts Close
- Briton Hill Fm
- The Gorse
- Hook's Hill
- King's Wood
- Langley Oak
- Mitchley Wood
- Purley Downs
- Ragged Grove
- Thrift Wood