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.

Salden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mursley

Historical Forms

  • Sceldene 1086 DB
  • Schaldene al. Scaldena 1175 P
  • Saudene 1203 Fines
  • Salden(e) 1224 Bract 1241 Ass 1284 FA 13th ADii 1302 1331 Cl 1351 AD
  • S(c)halden 1242 Fees883
  • Saldene al. Schalden 1332 Ipm
  • Saldeyn 1402 Pat 1437 IpmR
  • Saldeyn al. Salden 1440,1462 Pat
  • Solden 1760 Addington
  • Saulden 1766 J

Etymology

'Shallow valley' v. sceald , denu . The s for sc [ʃ] is due to AN influence. This is an example of that influence, which is noted in spellings by Zachrisson (IPN 113), being extended to pronunciation.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement