Sherbarrow
Early-attested site in the Parish of South Kirkby
Historical Forms
- Syrebaru(e) l.12,c.1260 Nost21,29
- Cherebarue l.12 Nost28d
- Cherbarwe 1390 Works
- Schirebarue 13 Nost25d
- Schirebar' c.1260 ib
- Schyrebarwe Ed1 ib
- Shireberewe 1280 Ch
- Schirbarwe 1292 Nost63
- Chirebarue, Chirebarwe 13 Nost25d 1276 RH
- Scherbarwe 1309 Nost23d
- Skirbarow 1310 Ebor
- Shearborowe 1625 Crewe
Etymology
'The bright grove', v. scīr 2 (with Skir - from the cognate ON skírr), bearu . Spellings with initial Ch - for Sh - are paralleled by Chevet i, 278supra and Chevin (Otley) pt. iv infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Colly Well Wood
- Dale Lane
- Great Breaks
- Grey Cocks
- Hague Hall Beck
- Inch Lane
- Manor Fm
- Mill Lane
- Mosley Mires
- Mutton Flatt
- North Elmsall Hall
- Sheepwalk Lane
- Stone Pit Wood
- Thorn Tree Well
- Wilby Wood
- Balk Lane
- The Beck
- Bradle Carr Lane
- Broad Lane Fm
- Bullsyke Well
- Coal Pit Field
- Common End
- Crab Tree Lathe
- Elmsall Common
- Field Lane
- Goosehole Lane
- Grimsing Plant
- Hacking Hill
- Hollins Lane
- Mork Royd Lane
- Rise Hill
- Spring Lane
- Trough Lane
- Waterfield
- West Field
- Ball Park Wood
- Brierley Gap
- Brigg Flatt
- Broad Lane
- Bull Lane
- Burnt Wood Lane
- Carr Lane
- Cobb Carr
- Cobler or St Andrew's Hill
- Gallon Croft Field
- Hob Ho
- Homsley Lane
- Kirkbridge
- Lidgate
- Limphill
- Mellwood Lane
- Nanny Wood
- White Apron St
- Crag Close
- Hollins Lane
- Little Johns Well
- Pig Garth
- Stubbs Hall
- Top Ings
- Well Close
- North Field
- Nor Wood
- The Riddings
- Saxon Camp (site)
- South Kirkby Common
- Stocking Gate
- Water Lane
- Hill Fm
- Low Hollins, Top Hollins, Skelbrooke Hollins
- Low Moor
- Muckey Lane
- Skelbrooke Hall
- Skelbrooke Rein
- Tongue End
- Hazel Close