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.

Saunderton Lee

Early-attested site in the Parish of Saunderton

Historical Forms

  • Sant'ley 1227 Ass
  • Saunterle 1365 Ch

Etymology

The ME  forms may be for Santerdonle with loss of the middle element in the triple compound (cf. Ritter 88 ff. and Honeyburge supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement