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.

Sandyford, Sandyford Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Delamere Forest

Historical Forms

  • Sondyford, Sondiford 1347 ChFor
  • le Sondyforde, Sondefurth, le Sandyfforth 1503 ib
  • Sanddiford, Sanddyford c.1536 Leland
  • Sandyford 1812 Sheaf
  • Sandyford Bridge 1831 Bry

Etymology

Sandyford, Sandyford Bridge, (109–573657), Sondyford , Sondiford 1347ChFor , le Sondyforde , Sondefurth , le Sandyfforth 1503ib , Sanddiford , Sanddyford c.1536 Leland, Sandyford 1812 Sheaf, Sandyford Bridge 1831 Bry, 'the sandy ford', v. sandig , ford . Cf. Sandyford Brook 134.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name