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.

Saxonbury Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rotherfield

Historical Forms

  • Socksbury Hill 1724 B 1809 EstateMap

Etymology

Saxonbury Hill [sɑˑksbəri] is Sockburie 1597, Socksberry 1775, Soxenbury 1842 (SxNQ 1, 97), Socksbury Hill 1724 B, 1809Estate Map . The forms are too late for any etymology to be possible but it is clear the name has nothing to do with the Saxons.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement