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.

Southmead

Other OS name in the Parish of Westbury on Trym

Historical Forms

  • Su(ht)med(e), Suthmed(e) 1248 Ass 1349 Aid
  • Suthmedwe 1299 RBB
  • Southme(a)de 1537 MinAcct 1544 LP 1597 FF

Etymology

, Su (ht )med (e ), Suthmed (e )1248Ass , 1349 Aid, Suthmedwe 1299RBB , Southme (a )de 1537MinAcct , 1544 LP, 1597 FF , v. sūð , mǣd ' meadow ' .