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.

Southeye

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bexhill

Historical Forms

  • Sudhie 1203 Cur
  • Soutthie 1310 Ipm
  • Suthye 1311 Orig
  • Southey 1443 DuLa
  • Wrenhams al. Southeye 1619,1632 SRS14

Etymology

Southeye (not on map) is Sudhie 1203 Cur, Soutthie 1310 Ipm, Suthye 1311 Orig, Southey 1443DuLa , Wrenhams al. Southeye 1619, 1632 SRS 14. 'The south island,' v. eg . Cf. Northeye supra 493.