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.

Sandon Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of High Ongar

Etymology

Sandon Hill (6″). Cf. Sa (u )nford 1212, 1219 Fees (p), parco de Santford 1254Ass . The ford would be where the road crosses the stream at the foot of the hill.