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.

Shotenbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lindfield

Historical Forms

  • Sothenebera c.1200 ADA14133
  • Sotenebery 1230 SAC26,58
  • Shoten(e)bery 1366 Lewes
  • Shotenbere 1537 SRS20,476

Etymology

The forms are scanty and difficult. The second element is burh.