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The Soughan's, Soughan's Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Shocklach

Historical Forms

  • Sufferns 1831 Bry
  • Saughans 1839 TA
  • Soughfin 1842 OS

Etymology

, Sufferns 1831 Bry, Saughans 1839TA , Soughfin 1842 OS , perhaps ' secluded corners of land at a bog ' , from sogh and hyrne , whence [ ˈsʌfənz ] , but cf. Soughuns 56supra .