Saxby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Saxby
Historical Forms
- Sassebi 1086 DB
- Saxsabi, Saxsebi c1115 LS
- Saxebia c1155 Dane
- Saxeb' 1185 Templar 1212 Fees
- Saxebi 1196 ChancR 1202 Ass 1205 P
- Saxeby Hy2 Ch 1291 OblR 1205 Cur 1206 1220 FF 1236 ValNor 1254 Cl 1488
- Saxby c1279 RRGr 1303,1316 FA 1327 SR 1327 Pat 1331 Ch 1332 SR 1334 AncPet 1343 NI 1375,1382 Peace 1402 FA
Etymology
'Saxi's farmstead, village', v. bȳ , the first el. being the ODan pers.n. Saxi . Saxby is identical in meaning with Saxby All Saints (PN L 2, 254).For full discussion of the pers.n. Saxi , v. Insley, SPNN 323–34.