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.

East Sheen

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mortlake

Historical Forms

  • Shenes 1232 Cl
  • Est Shenes 1247 FF
  • Estschenes 1255 Ass
  • Estshene 1258 FF 1279 Ass
  • East Shyne 1610 Speed

Etymology

East Sheen is Shenes 1232 Cl, Est Shenes 1247 FF, Estschenes 1255Ass , Estshene 1258 FF, 1279Ass , East Shyne 1610 Speed.East as opposed to West Sheen or Richmond, v. infra 65.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement