Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Island … known by the name of Samphir Batt, Samphire Island in the River Teese 1763 CC

Etymology

, Island … known by the name of Samphir Batt ,Samphire Island in the River Teese 1763CC , v. samphire ' Salicornia europaea , Saltmarsh Glasswort ' , bat . Formerly an island , now conterminous with the Durham bank of the river , Samphire Batt was some 80 acres in extent lying on the north side of the midstream of the river .