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Sewards End alias Sewer's End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Saffron Walden

Historical Forms

  • Siwardeshond, Sywardeshond 1285 Ass
  • Sywardes(h)end 1322 Inqaqd 1323 Orig
  • Sewardesende 1339 Misc 1340 Cl 1453 MinAcct
  • Seywardes ende t.Hy8 AOMB
  • Suresend 1499 EASxxi
  • Sewars Ende, Sewers Ende t.Hy8 AOMB 1550 Pat
  • Sewardsend, Suardsend, Sewarsend, Sewersend, Sewitts, Sewatts, Swets wans, Swets lane 1605 WaldenA

Etymology

'Sigeweard 's district,' v. ende . v. Pounce Hall supra 539. For the forms cf. Sewardstone supra 30.