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.

Sandwith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bilbrough

Historical Forms

  • Sandwat 13 Rip
  • Sandwath(e) 13 YDvii 1287 YI 1310 Ch 1528 FF
  • Sandewath(e) 1278 YI 1415 Heal44d

Etymology

Sandwith, 1552 FF, Sandwat 13 Rip, Sandwath (e )13 YD vii, 1287 YI, 1310 Chet freq to 1528 FF, Sandewath (e )1278 YI, 1415Heal 44d.'Sandy ford', v. sand , vað , denoting a ford carrying Sandwith Lane over Healaugh Beck.