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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.

Sourby Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fewston

Historical Forms

  • Sowerbergh, Sowerbargh 1576 Wheater
  • Sewerbarge 1767 Comm
  • Sowerby 1678 PRHmp
  • Sowerby Lane End 1672 PRFew
  • Sowerby House 1771 M

Etymology

Sourby Fm, Sowerbergh , Sowerbargh 1576 Wheater, Sewerbarge 1767 Comm, Sowerby 1678 PRHmp, Sowerby Lane End 1672 PRFew, Sowerby House 1771 M. Originally 'sour hill', v. sūr , beorg , adapted to the common p.n. Sowerby (cf. Sowerby iii, 144supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name