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.

Saundby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Saundby

Historical Forms

  • Sandebi 1086 DB 1175,1176 P
  • Sandeby 1208–13 Fees 1201–12 RBE 1242 Fees 1278 FF 1291 Tax
  • Saundeby t.Hy2 Thurgarton 1230 P 1258 Ass 1275 RH 1288 Ipm
  • Sawndeby 1298 ib
  • Saunby 1398 Pat 1428 FA 1460 Pat
  • Sawnby 1527 LP 1608 Thoresby
  • Saunbe 1539 LP
  • Sauneby 1540 NtIpm

Etymology

'The by of Sandi ,' a Scandinavian personal name still used in the 12th century Danelaw. This, rather than sand as the first element, is suggested by the persistent medial e , and the nature of the ground here confirms this suggestion.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name