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.

Sowden

Other OS name in the Parish of Barnstaple

Historical Forms

  • Bysouthedon 1333 SR

Etymology

was the home of Robert Bysouthedon (1333SR ) . ' Southof the hill , ' v. dun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement