Great Shacklow Wood and Little Shacklow Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheldon
Historical Forms
- Chekelowe 1330 Ipm
- Chackelow 1336 Ct
- Chakkelewe 1353 Ipm
- Shak(e)lowe 1332 Middleton 1423 BelCh
- Shacklow 1617 Senior 1687 Halliii
Etymology
Great Shacklow Wood and Little Shacklow Wood, Chekelowe 1330 Ipm, Chackelow 1336Ct , Chakkelewe 1353 Ipm, Shak (e )lowe 1332Middleton , 1423BelCh , Shacklow 1617Senior , 1687 Hall iii. Perhaps 'Scæcca's burial-mound', v. hlāw ; cf. Shakenhurst (PN Wo 40).