Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sharrowfeld head 1587 Dep

• Charrow Head 1771 M

• Sharrowhead 1822 Langd

• Sharamoreside 1648 WillY

Etymology

Sharrow Head, Sharrow Knoll, Sharrowfeld head 1587 Dep, Charrow Head 1771 M, Sharrowhead 1822 Langd, Sharamoreside 1648 WillY, from OE  scearu 'share of common land, a boundary, a district' and OE  hōh 'a spur of land'; the exact significance is not known, but it might refer to either 'a place where the district met' or 'the hill where the common land was', but most probably 'boundary hill' (as in Sharow pt. v infra ). Sharrow Head is at the end of the ridge between the Porter Brook and the R. Sheaf.