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.

Summersdeane Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Edburton

Historical Forms

  • Somerden 1390 FF
  • Somerdenn 1296 SR

Etymology

Summersdeane Fm is Somerden in 1390 (FF) and gave name to Philip de Somerdenn (1296 SR). It is on the chalk downs and in a valley so the second element is probably denu rather than denn . 'Summer' perhaps because used then for pasturage.

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement