Word origins

• OverstrandA coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2440).
• OxenbridgeA surname from Old English.
• PavenhamA village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9955).
• Perry BarrA suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0691).
• PlaydenA village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ955226).
• PlumridgeA surname from Old English.
• PollingtonA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6119).
• PopplestoneA surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Old English].
• PreslandA surname from Old English.
• RadwellA hamlet in Felmersham civil parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0057).
• RagdaleA village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662381).
• rain showerA short, mild period of rainfall.
• RansleyA surname from Old English.
• RattlesdenA village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9759).
• RhedaA male given name from Arabic.
• RiddifordA surname from Old English.
• RishworthA village in Ripponden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0318).
• RomanishPertaining to Roman Catholicism.
• RowarthA hamlet in New Mills parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0188).
• RufforthA village in Rufforth with Knapton parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5251).
• sammelSandy gravel; loamy gravel used for puddling.
• SanctonA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE901392).
• SanderfordA surname from Old English.
• SawdonA small village in Brompton parish, (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9484).
• ScothernA village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0377).
• ScrevetonA village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7343).
• SeabertA male given name from Old English.
• SeddingtonA hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1747).
• SedgebrookA village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8537).
• ShakerleyA suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).
• SharlandA surname from Old English.
• Shaugh PriorA village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England, north-east of Plymouth (OS grid ref SX5463).
• ShibdenA village in West Yorkshire, England.
• shideA piece of wood (a thin board or plank, or a strip of wood split off); a measure of firewood, variously defined as e.g. four feet long and between 16 and 38 inches in circumference.
• ShoardA surname from Old English.
• Sixpenny HandleyA village in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, north-east Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9917).
• SloleyA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2924).
• SmalldonA surname from Old English.
• SmardenA village and civil parish in Ashford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8842).
• snod upTo trim; to set in order.
• soc and sacThe right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.
• SoppittA surname from Old English.
• SouthamptonshireHampshire (county in England)
• South CaveA large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9231).
• SouthcoteA suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6972).
• spanwannedstuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.
• SpelsburyA village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3421).
• SpetisburyA village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9102).
• spoorsAn occupational surname from Middle English
• SpringhamA surname from Old English.
• StagsdenA village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9848).
• StaincliffeA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323).
• StanionA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP9186).
• StanworthA surname from Old English.
• StapeleyA hamlet and civil parish (served by Stapeley & District Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6749).
• Staple HillA suburban area in Staple Hill and Mangotsfield parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6576).
• StaploeA village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL140685).
• St Nicholas at WadeA village and civil parish (served by St Nicholas at Wade and Sarre Parish Council) in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2666).
• Stony StratfordA suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7940).
• StreatfieldA surname from Old English.
• SudellA surname from Old English.
• SudlowA surname from Old English.
• SwainstonA surname.
• SwancottA surname from Old English.
• SwanfordA habitational surname.
• SwarthmoorA small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England.
• SwartneyA habitational surname.
• SwathwickA hamlet in Wingerworth parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3767).
• SwindenA hamlet in Hellifield parish, Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8654).
• SwynnertonA village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535).
• SyndercombeA surname from Old English.
• TangmereA village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU905065).
• tapetA decorative wall-hanging; a hanging cloth or piece of tapestry.
• TarbockA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4687).
• TellisfordA village and civil parish in Mandip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8055).
• TempsfordA village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1653).
• thingsteadA place where a Thing (governing meeting or assembly) was held; forum
• ThistletonA village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK913180).
• ThreaplandA hamlet in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY156393).
• ThryberghA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4695).
• thrymsaAn ancient coin, one of the earliest Anglo-Saxon gold tremisses.
• ThunorAn Old English deity identified with Thor and associated with Jupiter.
• TicknallA village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3524).
• tirlTo quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
• tottleTo walk in a wavering, unsteady manner.
• Tow LawA small town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1139).
• TrentishoeA small village and civil parish (served by Kentisbury and Trentishoe Parish Council) in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6448).
• TwellsA surname from Old English.
• UnderhayA surname from Old English.
• UpcottA surname from Old English.
• UppertonA hamlet in Tillington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9522).
• WalkhamptonA village and civil parish (served by Burrator Parish Council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5369).
• Wallasea IslandAn island with a small settlement in the River Crouch and Canewdon parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9494).
• WarboroughA village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5993).
• WarterA village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8650).
• WashbrookA village in Copdock and Washbrook civil parish, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1142).
• Watton-at-StoneA village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3019).
• WayfordA village and civil parish in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4006).
• Westley WaterlessA small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6256).
• WestropA surname from Old English.