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.

Sandpits

Early-attested site in the Parish of Scarborough

Historical Forms

  • Sandepittes 1298 YI

Etymology

v. sand , pytt . There is a large number of sand-holes in the parish.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement