Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sistenebi 1086 DB p.1250 Laz 1404

• Sixtenebi 1086 DB c.1130 LeicSurv 1228 Rut m.13(1404),p.1250(1404) Laz

• Sixtenebia c.1130 LeicSurv

• Sixteneby e.13 Laz 1404 Cur 1212,1214 SR 1327,1332 WoCart 1362 Cl 1449 1368

• Syxtenebi l.12,e.13 GarCart a.1211 Rut

• Syxteneby c.1300 AD

• Sixstaneby m.13 Laz 1404

• Syxtaneby p.1250 1404 ib

• Sixtanaby m.13 1404 ib

• Sixtaneby m.13 1404 ib

• Sixtineby 1327 SR

• Sixtuniby 1325 WoCart 1449

• Sixtenesbi 1196 Cur

• Sixtenesby 1236 Fees

• Sextenebi l.12 GarCart 1200 P 1211 1212 Cur

• Sexteneby 1201,1206 Cur p.1250 Laz 1404 Ch 1257

• Sexstenebi 1201 ChancR

• Sextanebi 1206,1207 Cur

• Sextaneby 1207 1276 RH

• Sixtenby 1242,1243 Fees 1428 FA 1477 FF

• Sixtenby Perer 1242 Fees

• Syxtenby e.13 BHosp 1233 Fees 1473 Hastings 1514 Fine

• Sixtinby 1326 Ipm 1336(1449),1349(1449) WoCart

• Sixtonby 1349 LCDeeds

• Sixstonby 1535 VE

• Sextenby 1298 Banco 1435 Fine

• Sextonby 1344 Cl

• Sistonby 1475×85 ECP 1485 Fine 1494 Will 1496 Ipm

• Systonby 1475×85 ECP 1505 Ipm

• Systenbie 1623 Fine

• Sextenby alias Seyssenby 1541 Nichols

• Sysonby 1529 LinDoc 1535 VE 1552 AAS 1610 Speed

• Sysunbye 1556 Fine

• Sysonbie 1604 SR

• Sisonbie 1605 Ipm

Etymology

'Sigsteinn's farmstead, village', v. bȳ . The pers.n. Sigsteinn is Swedish and is recorded in a number of runic inscriptions, v. SPNLY 235. The 16th cent. loss of t in the group -ston - > -son - is typical in Leics. p.ns., but is usually to be found when genitival s precedes the generic -ton < -tūn .

Willielmus de Pereres held land in Sysonby in 1266 Cur.