Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Ssirardesbregge 1287 Chol

• pons Sscirardi 1295 ib

• Schirardusbrugge 1298 ib

• (mill of) Shyrardesbrugge 1348 Plea

• (molendinum de) Scrabruge 1347 AddCh

• Sherardesbrugge 1351 Eyre

• Sharebrugge 1355 BPR

• Sherabrugg(e) 1355 1358 Eyre

• Schyrabreg, Chyrabrugge 1420 Rich

• Shyrabrugge 1432 ib

• Shryabrugge 1428 Rich

• Shrewbridge 1557,1621 Sheaf 1831 Bry

• Shrewbridge meadow(e) 1695 Chol

• Shrewbrige, Shrewbrige Lane & Shrewbrige Meadow 1579 Orm2

• Shroebridge 1579 AddCh

• Shrowbridge, Shrowbridge Meadow 1656,1690 Chol

• (croft next) Shrowbridge 1706 Chol

• Shrowbridg 1720 ib

• Shrowbridg meadow 1736 ib

Etymology

'Scīrheard's bridge', from the OE  pers.n. Scīrheard and brycg.Cf. Baddington Bridge Fm infra , Shrewbridge Hall Fm 39supra .