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.

Sessay

Major Settlement in the Parish of Sessay

Historical Forms

  • Sezai 1086 DB
  • Ceszay 1170–80 YCh
  • Sezay 1236,1304 Ch
  • Cezzaye 1293 For
  • Cesszay 1365 FF
  • Segege 1088 LVD50d
  • Secey 1182 P
  • Cesay 1283 Ebor 1376 FF
  • Cessay, ey 1285 KI 1295 For 1316 For
  • Secsay 1295 For
  • Sessay 1483 Test

Etymology

Probably, as suggested by the form in LVD , OE  Secges -ēg , 'Secg's well-watered land' v. eg . The later forms represent AN attempts to deal with these unfamiliar sounds.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement