Shobrooke
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shobrooke
Historical Forms
- (of) sceoca broces (forda) 938 BCS726
- Sotebroca 1086 DB(Exon)
- Sotebroch
- Sokebroc, Schokebrocke 1260 Exon
- Shokebrok juxta Criditon 1289 Ass
- Shogbroke 1329 Exon 1524 SR
- Shoggebroke 1450 Exon
- Shackbroke 1371 Exon
- Shabbroke 1541 SR
- Shawbrook 1675 Ogilby
- Shobbrooke 1694 Recov
Etymology
OE sceoca brōc , 'goblin brook'; sceoca is a variant form of scucca .