Talk:Seisdon

Since the village has an Anglo-Saxon name, it is hard to believe it was not established before the 18th century. In fact a lot of the buildings there look older than that to me, and I drive through it at least weekly.Sjwells53 (talk) 13:51, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I checked and it's in Domesday.Sjwells53 (talk) 19:54, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

There are some buildings with parts of the structure going back to the 14th Century.91.110.236.25 (talk) 20:18, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Seisdon
Article states that it appears to be a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Celt. However there is nothing Celtic in the name, even Snowdon originates from the Anglo-Saxon 'Snow Dun'. Mabuska (talk) 12:52, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

You're quite right about that. The name is entirely Germanic as far as I can see. However, there has to a reason why a particular hill was named after the Saxons, and the obvious explanation is that it was to distinguish it from local places which were not Saxon - in fact most likely Celtic in culture until relatively late. We are outside the main areas of Saxon settlement here, though, so perhaps the distinction implicit in the name is from the majority Angles: perhaps Seisdon residents had a distinctive dialect or other cultural traits.Sjwells53 (talk) 16:38, 28 November 2009 (UTC)