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.

Southerly

Other OS name in the Parish of Sourton

Historical Forms

  • Southeleye 1412 Ass
  • Sowtherley 1579 Dartmoor

Etymology

is Southeleye 1412Ass , Sowtherley 1579 Dartmoor . v. leah . For the medial syllable , v. Introd. xxxvi .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement