Zoons Court
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hucclecote
Historical Forms
- Middelsond c.1230 GlR
- the Sowne 1623 Dep
- Sound Mere 1775 GR184
- the Zoons Farm 1830 M
- Soons, Soon Mere 1840 TA
Etymology
Zoons Court, Middelsond c. 1230 GlR, the Sowne 1623Dep , Sound Mere 1775GR 184, the Zoons Farm 1830 M, Soons , Soon Mere 1840TA . Probably from OE sand 'sand, sandy place', with the WMidl development to ME sund , sound (cf. Phonol. § 7); on initial Z- cf. Phonol. § 39 (a ). OE sund 'water, mere' (Löfvenberg 205) is unlikely phonologically. Soon Mere was west of Sandfield in Churchdown (121supra ) at grid point 143–869209 and Soons near Zoon Court at 873190 (TA 47).