The story
- Old English · derived fromsanct“saint”
- Old English · derived fromsand“sand”
- English todaySancton
Recorded as Sandtona in the Pipe rolls, the placename derives from Old English sand (“sand”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The first part of the name arose through popular association with Old English sanct (“saint”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishsand all →
sandSandfordSambrooksandridgeSandallSandilandsSanderford
Old Englishsanct all →
saint
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.