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.

The Shoals

Early-attested site in the Parish of Willingham

Historical Forms

  • the Sholds 1636 BedL
  • the Queenhams or Showells 1638 ElyVis
  • Willingham Flat or the Shoals c.1825 O.S.

Etymology

The Shoals (6″) is the Sholds 1636 BedL, the Queenhams or Showells 1638 ElyVis, Willingham Flat or the Shoals c. 1825 O.S. 'Shallows,' v. NEDs. v. shoal sb. v. also Flat Bridge infra .