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.

South Down Ctg, South Down Dairy, Southdown Estate

Other OS name in the Parish of Preston

Historical Forms

  • South downe 1541 Weld1
  • Southdown 1811 OS
  • South Down (End) 1838 TA

Etymology

, South downe 1541Weld 1, Southdown 1811 OS, South Down (End )1838TA , v. sūð , dūn , cf. Northdownsupra .