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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sadney, High Sadney, Sadney Plantation

Other OS name in the Parish of North Kelsey

Historical Forms

  • Sadney 1638,1677 Terrier 1686 Dixon 1690,1697,1700 Terrier
  • old Sadney 1702 Nelthorpe
  • Gadney 1824 O 1830 Gre
  • Sabaneia eHy3 Gilb 1409

Etymology

, Sadney 1638, 1677Terrier , 1686Dixon , 1690, 1697, 1700Terrier et passim , old Sadney 1702Nelthorpe ; it is Gadney 1824 O, 1830 Gre,and it is possible that Sabaneia eHy3 (1409) Gilb belongs here too . The forms are too late for a certain etymology , though the first el . may be an OE  weak pers.n. with gen.sg. in -an , the second el . being ēg as in the parish name .