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.

St Ann's Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Egham

Historical Forms

  • Sanden Heath 1623 Rental
  • Sundon Heath 1765 R 1785 Cary
  • St Anns Heath 1789 LandC
  • Sunton Heath 1816 O.S.

Etymology

St Ann's Heath is Sunderneheth 1548, Sintdon heath 1605LRMB , Sanden Heath 1623Rental , Sundon Heath 1765 R, 1785 Cary, St Anns Heath 1789 L and C, Sunton Heath 1816 O.S.The modern name would seem to be a corruption and the old form is preserved in Sundon (6″), a modern residence.