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.

South Bray

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chittlehampton

Historical Forms

  • Braia 1086 DB
  • Sudbray 1242 Fees794
  • Suthbray 1261 FF
  • Southbraigh 1428 FA

Etymology

From the river Bray supra 2.