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.

Sowerbies

Other OS name in the Parish of Bewcastle

Historical Forms

  • Sowerby 1699 Netherby
  • Sorbys 1758 CW(OS)xii

Etymology

is Sowerby 1699Netherby , Sorbys 1758 CW (OS) xii . It was held in 1699 (Netherby ) by William Sowerby .