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.

Summerdown

Other OS name in the Parish of Eastdean

Historical Forms

  • Somerdenne 1327 SR
  • Somerdoune 1332 SR
  • Sommerdowne 16th ParReg

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Somerdenne 1327 SR (p),Somerdoune 1332 SR (p), Sommerdowne 16th ParReg . Probably so called because used for summer - pasture only .