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.

Southend

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ogbourne St George

Historical Forms

  • Southend Farm 1841 Devizes
  • Bisuthe 1246 Kings

Etymology

Southend is Southend Farm 1841Devizes and was probably the home of Gilbert Bisuthe (i.e. 'by south') 1246Kings .