Sheldon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sheldon
Historical Forms
- Scheldon(e) 1189 P 1403 ADv
- Seldon 1232,1262 Ass
- Sheldon c.1240 ADii 1428 FA
- Sceldona 1247 SR
- Sheldene 1261 FF
- Scheladon 1275 RH
- Sheldone Ansel 1235 Fees
Etymology
This may be a compound of scylf and dun . Cf. Introd. xxvi.There is a slight slope here. Anselm de Sheldon held the manor in 1220 (Dugdale 725).