Etymology

Sawdon

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Today it means: A small village in Brompton parish, (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9484). Full definition →

Old English sealh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromsealh“willow, sallow”
  2. English todaySawdon

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + denu (“valley”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsealh all →

saleSalfordsallowSelwoodSalkeld

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