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Survey of English Place-Names

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Soundess Ho, Soundess Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nettlebed

Historical Forms

  • Sounds 1545–6 Pat
  • Soundes 1577 Pat
  • Soundeys late16th Survey
  • Soundess early18th ParColl
  • Soundyss 1741 FF
  • Soundes 1794 FF

Etymology

Soundess Ho, Soundess Fm take name from Sounds 1545–6Pat , Soundes 1577Pat , Soundeys late 16thSurvey , Soundess early 18th ParColl, Soundyss 1741FF , Soundes 1794FF . Possibly the plural of an early ModE development of OE  sand, 'sandy soil.' This word has given the name Sound in Cheshire, and according to Kelly 's Directory there is a thick bed of greenish-white sandy clay in this part of Nettlebed.Cf. also Sands Fm, PN Wa 290, which is le Soundes in 1608. It is not impossible, however, that the O name is manorial in origin.

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