English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Shatwell Fold

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Shatwell Fold 1791 Dow
  • Shatwele fold 1788 ib
  • Shadwell fold 1791 ib

Etymology

Shatwell Fold, Shatwell Fold 1791Dow , Shatwele fold 1788ib , Shadwell fold 1791ib , from a family surnamed Shotwall holding land here 1495 ChRR, cf. Shotsall 258infra , and fald 'a fold'.

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Places in the same Parish

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Early-attested site