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.

Sun Doles

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sutton

Historical Forms

  • Suþendune 13th ElyCh
  • Sunedune 13th ElyM, ElyF
  • Sonnedone(forlong) 1302 ElyCh

Etymology

Sun Doles (TA ) is Suþendune 13thElyCh , Sunedune 13thElyM , ElyF , Sonnedone (forlong )1302ElyCh . OE  sūðan dūne , 'to the south of the hill,' v. dūn , dāl .