Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sadgill, Sadgyl(l) 1238–46 Kendi,392 1246 1374 Fine 1375 Ipm 1823 M

• -(t)whait, -thwayte 1577,1579 Dep 1579 FF 1629 ib

• -becke 1578 Comm

• -head 1579 Dep

• -bancke 1622 ib

• Satgill 1283,a.1307 Kendiii,150

• Sategille 1323 ib

• Sapgill 1340 Kendi,323

• Saggill 1546 Testvi

Etymology

'Ravine with a shieling', v. sǽtr , gil , cf. Sad Gill (i, 189infra ).Sad - is due to the voicing of -t - before the voiced -g -.