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.

Sauncy Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Wheathampstead

Historical Forms

  • Saunsethe 1333 FF
  • Sansehethemore 1488 Ct
  • Saunceth 1487 WAM

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Saunsethe 1333FF ,Sansehethemore 1488Ct , Saunceth 1487WAM . This looks as if it might be a compound of sand and seað , ' pit , ' but local enquiry reveals nothing to confirm this .