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.

Cat's Head Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sudborough

Historical Forms

  • Cattesheuyd' 1251 Seld13
  • Cattesheved c.1300 For
  • Chattesheved t.Ed1 PeterbA
  • Cat(t)eshed 1345,1374 For

Etymology

Cat's Head Lodge is Cattesheuyd '1251 Seld 13, Cattesheved c. 1300For , Chattesheved t. Ed 1PeterbA , Cat (t )eshed 1345, 1374For . The reason for the name is unknown.

Places in the same Parish