Sharnbrook
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sharnbrook
Historical Forms
- S(c)ernebroc, Serneburg 1086 DB
- Shernebroc 1163 P
- Scarnebroc 1167 P 1220 LS
- Sharnebroc 1167 P
- Sarnebroc 1189 ChR 1199,1202 FF
- S(c)harnebrok(e) 1247 FF
- Scharneburg 1276 Ass
- S(c)hernebrok 1276 Ass 1302 FA 1494,1502 Ipm 1617 HMCiii
- Sharbroke 1406 IpmR
- Sharmbrook 1785 Jury
Etymology
'Dung-brook,' presumably from its fouling by the cattle.v. scearn , broc . Cf. Sharnford (Lei).