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.

the Sladd

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • the Sladd 1601 Terrier 1675 Terrier 1712 Terrier
  • the Slade wonge 1648 Terrier

Etymology

the Sladd 1601, 1675 et passim to 1712, the Slad 1612, 1731, 1745, the Slade 1625, 1709 (18), the Slade wonge 1648 (v. vangr) (v. slæd)