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.

Sandford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheltenham

Historical Forms

  • Saunf(f)ord 1216 ClR Hy6 Rent
  • Sanford 1219 ClR 1605 Comm
  • Sanford infra Chiltham 1284 Episc
  • Sondford 1372 MinAcct
  • Sam(p)ford 1430,1450 Rent
  • Sand(e)ford(e) Oakes, Sand(e)ford(e) feeld Hy6 1605 Comm 1606 AOMB

Etymology

Sandford, Saunf (f )ord 1216 ClR, Hy 6Rent , Sanford 1219 ClR, 1605Comm , Sanford infra Chiltham 1284 Episc, Sondford 1372MinAcct , Sam(p)ford 1430, 1450Rent , Sand (e )ford (e ) Oakes , Sand (e )ford (e ) feeld Hy 6 ib, 1605Comm , 1606AOMB . 'Sandy ford', v. sand , ford . It was where the Bath road crossed the Chelt.