Shute
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kelly
Historical Forms
- Shuteland 1482 IpmR
- atte Schute 1333 SR
Etymology
This name, for which a more complete run of forms will be found under Shute infra 417, goes back to OE scīete , a side form of sceat , for a fuller discussion of which see PN Wo 180s. n. Cockshoot Fm. It may be added that this place like many of the Devon Shutes lies in or near an angle of the parish boundaries.