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.

Sadborow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorncombe

Historical Forms

  • Sadborow 1863 Hutch3
  • Sottesberges 1200 Cur
  • Scateberge 1291 Tax
  • Satteburgh 1396 PND
  • Satburgh c.1650 Hutch3

Etymology

Sadborow (ST 373020), Sadborow 1863 Hutch3, Sottesberges 1200 Cur, Scateberge 1291 Tax, Satteburgh 1396 PN D, Satburgh c.1650 Hutch3, from beorg 'hill, barrow', first el. uncertain in view of the disparate spellings.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement