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Services. 2026-01-19 05:43:08 - Paul D. Foy - AStatement I chanced to enquire as to the name of Sowerby and found that it was generally thought to originate from the Old English word 'sor' or 'sur' for a muddy place. This puzzled me, as the modern day place is on a considerable hill, and unlikely to be muddy. However what is now Sowerby Bridge straddles the fast flowing river calder and may well have been muddy. But the Celtic name for muddy also reminded me of the river Saar in Germany and the Celtic word sara for strong , swift or fast flowing. Thus there are two clear possibilities. Also it seems, to me, very likely that Sowerby had its origins (or at least the description of a topograpical feature (c. f. the origins of Birkenshaw, for example)) by the river in what is now Sowerby Bridge. There is a picture of the statement in the comments, portraying the results of my latest software project to colour words according to a bespoke algorithm (keeps me off the street :)). 2026-01-19 14:21:01 - Paul D. Foy - Here is the wording of the statement:.  Post a comment: |