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.

Sampford Spiney

Major Settlement in the Parish of Sampford Spiney

Historical Forms

  • Sanford(a) 1086 DB 1242 Fees789
  • Saunford 1234 Fees398 1237 Cl
  • Saunford Spinee 1281 Ass
  • Samford 1262 Ipm
  • Sampford 1291 Tax
  • Saundford Spyneye 1304 Ass
  • Saunford Spenee 1346 Ass
  • Spineto in 1234 (Fees 398)

Etymology

'Sand(y) ford' (over the Walkham river). The manor was held by Gerard de Spineto in 1234 (Fees 398).

Places in the same Parish