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.

Sutmer's Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chalfont St Giles

Historical Forms

  • Sotemere 1319 HMCxv

Etymology

This is probably a manorial name and the person's original name was Suthmere . Cf. Southmere (Nf).