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.

Heigham Sound

Other OS name in the Parish of Potter Heigham

Historical Forms

  • Hechamsund 1275 RH
  • the Sounds 1838 TA

Etymology

, Hechamsund 1275 RH, the Sounds 1838TA ( v. ME  sound ' channel ' ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement