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.

Shirwell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Shirwell

Historical Forms

Sirewilla 1086 DB(Exon)

Sirewelle

Shirewelle 1222 Bracton 1346 FA

Sherewill 1428 FA

Scherrewylle 1437 Exon

Etymology

'Clear spring,' v. scir , wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name