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.

Southend Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Redbourn

Historical Forms

  • Bisouthe 1314 SR

Etymology

Southend Fm is Sowth End Lane 1516, South (e )s 1517, 1528, Southees 1523 Verulam and was probably the home of Adam Bisouthe (1314SR ). The farm lies at the south end of the parish.