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.

Short Hazels

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartshorne

Historical Forms

  • S(c)hort(e)has(e)les c.1260,1263,c.1265,c.1270 DbAnsvi 1265,1269 FF 1269 Ass
  • Scherthasles alias Sherthales 1317 Ipm
  • Shorthasselles 1538 MinAcct
  • Shorthassels 1545 DbAxxvii

Etymology

Short Hazels, S (c )hort (e )has (e )les c. 1260, 1263, c. 1265, c. 1270 DbAns vi(p), 1265, 1269 FF (p), 1269Ass (p), Scherthasles alias Sherthales 1317 Ipm (p), Shorthasselles 1538MinAcct , Shorthassels 1545 DbA xxvii. Presumably referring to 'hazels which had been pollarded', v. sc(e)ort, hæsel .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement