Southoe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Southoe
Historical Forms
- Sutham 1086 DB
- Sudho 1187 P 1220 Fees333
- Suho 1220 FF
- Southo(u) 1255 FF 1274 Ipm
- Southo(u) Wynchestr', Southo(u) Lovetoft 1276 RH
- Sutho cum Westho 1286 Ass
Etymology
The meaning is obvious for there is a well-marked hill here (v. hoh ). It was 'south' in relation to a lost West -oe, which may have been the hill just to the north of Little Paxton Wood.This place was the caput of the Feudal Honour of Southoe Luvetot , held by Nigel de Luvetot in 1166 (RBE 372, 3).Luvetot is a Norman p.n. with Scand. tot or toft as the second element. It is once found as Ulvtofte . It is difficult to say which of the two is the original and which the translation (cf. Fabricius, Danske Minder , 314). In 1242 (Fees 922) the Earl of Winchester held the third part of a knight's fee in Southoe.