Sunderland
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sunderland
Historical Forms
- Sonderland in Blankrayk 1278 Ass
- Sunderlond 1279 ib
- Sunderlande 1299 Ipm
Etymology
This is OE sundorland . In the OE Bede (v, 23) on sundor lande ðæs ilcan mynstres translates in territorio eiusdem monasterii (i.e. Wearmouth), the reference being to Sunderland (Du).The word glosses Latin predia , prediolum . Sundor - in OE compounds means 'private' or 'special', or 'separate' or 'remote.'