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.

Saunton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Braunton

Historical Forms

  • Santon(a) 1086 DB 1242 Fees774
  • Saunton 1304 Ch 1326 Ipm
  • Sampton 1505 Ipm
  • super sablon de Santon 1249 Ass

Etymology

'Farm by the sands,' v. tun . These are referred to in the phrase super sablon de Santon 1249Ass .