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.

High Sunderland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sundreland 1274 WCR
  • Sunderland(e) 1309 Ext
  • High Sunderland 1536 Rent 1709 WMB
  • Heighe Sunderland 1589 WillY
  • Hye Sunderland 1589 PRHfx
  • Sundirland 1323 WCR 1379 PT
  • Sonderland(e) 1326 WCR
  • Highe Sonderland 1537 Testvi

Etymology

High Sunderland, Sundreland 1274 WCR (p), Sunderland (e )1309 Ext (p), High Sunderland 1536 Rent, 1709 WMB, Heighe Sunderland 1589 WillY, Hye Sunderland 1589 PRHfx, Sundirland 1323 WCR (p), 1379 PT (p), Sonderland (e )1326 WCR (p), Highe Sonderland 1537 Test vi. v. sundor-land 'land set apart for some special purpose, private land'; v. hēah 'lofty'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement