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.

Shirdfold

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Shirdfold 1842 OS
  • Shert 1395 Orm2
  • le Shert 1440 Eyre
  • le Sherde 1438 Earw

Etymology

Shirdfold (101–906823), Shirdfold 1842 OS, Shert 1395 Orm2, le Shert 1440Eyre , le Sherde 1438 Earw, '(fold at) the gap', v. scerde , fald , cf. Fulshaw Hall 228infra , Shert Hall 271infra , and Orm2 iii 664.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site