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.

Saxby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barnham

Etymology

Saxby is perhaps to be associated with the family of Robert Saxby of Eastergate (1662 Wills). He may have been connected with the family of John Saxepe or Saxpe found in the parish of Ashurst in 1327 and 1332 (SR).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement