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.

Old and New Sandsfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Burgh by Sands

Historical Forms

  • Sandesfeld 1485 Ipm
  • the sand feld farm 1564 CW(OS)x
  • Sandes feildes 1589 LRMB
  • the Sandsfield 1610 Denton

Etymology

is Sandesfeld 1485 Ipm,the sand feld farm 1564 CW (OS) x, Sandes feildes 1589LRMB , the Sandsfield 1610 Denton . v. feld .