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.

Shillibeer

Early-attested site in the Parish of Meavy

Historical Forms

  • Shullebere 1333 SR
  • Shullebeare 1517 Recov
  • Shullabeare al. Shullabeare Towne in the parish of Mewie 1587 Deed

Etymology

The name is probably a compound of scylf and bearu .