Sawdon

//ˈsɔːdən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small village in Brompton parish, (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9484). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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