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.

Sambourn

Other OS name in the Parish of Minety

Historical Forms

  • Sandeburne 1196 Cur
  • Sandbourn 1839 TA

Etymology

, Sandeburne 1196 Cur (p), Sandbourn 1839TA , ' sandy stream ' , v. sand , burna .