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.

Sedrup

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartwell

Historical Forms

  • Surop' 1236 FF
  • Suthrop 1241 Ass
  • Southorpe 1507 L.ii.458
  • Southrop 1706 Terr 1766 J 1826 O
  • Southwarpe c.1825 O

Etymology

'South thorpe' v. suð , þorp . The weakening of the vowel in the first syllable is noteworthy. Cf. Southcott in Linslade and Southcote infra . 'South' in relation to Hartwell.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site