Sheldon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sheldon
Historical Forms
- Sildenna 1086 DB(Exon)
- Sildene
- Schildene 1185 Buckland 1543 SR
- Shyeldone 1269 Exon
- Shildone 1334 SR 1336 FF
- Sheyldon 1642 SR
Etymology
This is probably a compound of scylf and denu with reference to the very steeply shelving hillside here.
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