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.

Sandown Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Esher

Historical Forms

  • Sandon(e) 1235 Ass
  • Saundon 1250 FF

Etymology

Sandown Park is Sandon (e )1235Ass et passim , Saundon 1250 FF. 'Sand down,' v. dun .