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.

Sandy Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Thaxted

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Sandyfeild 1336Rental , Saunfordhegg 1348 Cl . There is a ford near Follymill Fm with a sand - pit near .