Shirebrook
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shirebrook
Historical Forms
- Scirebroc 1202 FF
- Scirebrokes 1316 Ch
- Schir(e)brok(e) Hy3 Darley 1281 Ass Ed1 DbCh 1405 WollCh
- Shir(e)broc, Shyr(e)broc, Shyr(e)brok(e) 1236 FF 1269 Ass 1304 FF
- S(c)her(e)brok(e) 1488 Derby 1563 FMS 1577 DbAi
- S(c)her(e)brooke 1535 DbAxxvii
- S(c)her(e)brouke 1549 ib
- Syrbroc 1273 Ipm
Etymology
'Boundary brook', v. scīr 1 , brōc . This is more likely than 'bright brook' (v. scir 2 ), since the place is situated on the Db-Nt county boundary. Shortening of the first element has taken place in many of the forms and the modern form is presumably influenced by the fact that it is on the shire boundary.