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.

Shortmead (Ho)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Biggleswade

Historical Forms

  • S(h)ortemade 1276,1287 Ass
  • Schortmede 13th ADii
  • Schort(e)made 1311 ADvi 1333 Ipm

Etymology

The name is self-explanatory and is very common as a field- name.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement