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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wath Sutton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burton (detached)

Historical Forms

  • Wathsuthenam 1184–90 Cockers
  • Wathsuthenan 1190–1220 ib
  • Wathsudden 1191–1200 Kendii,298
  • Warthsudden (Beck) 1731 1846 TA

Etymology

Wath Sutton, Wathsuthenam (acc.) 1184–90 Cockers, Wathsuthenan 1190–1220 ib, Wathsudden 1191–1200 Kend ii, 298, Warthsudden (Beck )1731 ib iii, 274, 1846TA . 'Suthan's ford', v. vað . This is an inversion compound (cf. Rigmaden i, 51supra ); the pers.n. is an OIr  Suthán , which occurs in DB as Sudan , in OIr  Mael-suthain (CGH 694, also found in Rigrinmelsuthen i, 75 infra ), in OE  in such forms as Macsuðan , Mælsuðan , etc. (cf. Ekwall, ScandsCelts 42 ff, Feilitzen 377), and in Greysouthen (Cu 397).