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.

Prospect Ctg

Other OS name in the Parish of Preston

Historical Forms

  • ecclesiam de Sottone 1280 Ass

Etymology

( on site of Church ) , v. prospect ; a former church at Sutton Poyntz is mentioned as ecclesiam de Sottone in 1280Ass , and Hutch 3 2 835 notes an e15th cent , reference to a chapel here .