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.

Sandwell

Other OS name in the Parish of Harberton

Historical Forms

  • Sandwill 1330 SR
  • Sandwell 1422 IpmR

Etymology

is Sandwill 1330SR (p),Sandwell 1422 IpmR . ' Sandy spring , ' v. wielle .