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.

Soons

Other OS name in the Parish of Churchdown

Historical Forms

  • the Sown 1623 Dep
  • Soon mere, Soons 1840 TA

Etymology

( lost ) , the Sown 1623Dep , Soon mere , Soons 1840TA , cf. ZoonsCourt (148infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement