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.

Southway

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwey

Historical Forms

  • Sutwaye 1285 FA
  • Suthwei c.1296 Hutch3
  • Suthwaye 1303 FA
  • South Wey 1464 DCMCt
  • South(e)wey 1465 Weld1 1481 Ct 1486 Weld1

Etymology

Southway (lost), Sutwaye 1285 FA, Suthwei c. 1296 Hutch3, Suthwaye 1303 FA, South Wey 1464DCMCt , South (e )wey 1465Weld 1, 1481Ct , 1486Weld 1, a manor on R. Wey (v. RNs.infra , cf. Broadwey supra ), v. sūð 'south'; presumably situated south of Broadwey.