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.

Southlea

Early-attested site in the Parish of Datchet

Historical Forms

  • Suthle 13th ADi
  • Southlee 1343 ADi
  • Sowthlay, Southle 1394 BM
  • Sudley Eliz ChancP

Etymology

Self-explanatory, v. leah . South in relation to Datchet. The modern form is clearly a spelling one.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement