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.

Sheene Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Meldreth

Historical Forms

  • terram Prioris de Schene 1476 StJohn's
  • Melreth Shene 1517 Ct
  • the Sheene (House) 1624 Lease
  • farm called the Sheene 1650 EAxiii

Etymology

Sheene Fm (6″) is terram Prioris de Schene 1476StJohn 's , Melreth Shene 1517Ct , the Sheene (House )1624Lease , farm called the Sheene 1650 EA xiii. It was held of the Prior of the Carthusian House of Jesus of Bethlehem at Sheen (PN Sr 65–6) in 1490 (Ipm).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement