Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Teversict (sic) 1201 FF

• Teuerset 1244 Ass

• Teuershet 1268 ib

• Teuereschet 1273 Banco

• Teuerschit 1327 SR

• Theueresete 1244 Ass

• Theuershet 1268 ib

• Theuersete 1273 Banco

• Theuerchet 1288 Ass

• Theuerschute, Theuerschyte 1302 Drew

• Thevers(s)hut 1345 Ipm 1361 Cl

• Evereshet 1285 Drew

• Everset 1286 Ch

• Evershet 1286 1288 Ass 1443,1446 Pat 1619 Ct

• Euerset(e) 1288 Ass

• Euershet 1288 ib

• Everschet 1427 Pat

• Evhershete 1431 Fine

• Everchett 1459 MinAcct

• Heuerchet 1288 Ass

• Euershut 1293 FF

• Evershut(e) 1341 Ipm 1432 Fine

• Euershewte 1533 Brid

• Evershutt 1596 Ilch

• Evershuite 1620 CH

• Everyschitte 14 Cecil

• Evershit 1386 Pat 1431 FA

• Euerschit 1393 MinAcct

• Euershitte 15 Sher

• Evershytte 1412 FA

• Evershyt 1429 Fine

• Euershytte 1431 DorR

• Evershot 1486 Ipm 1535–43 Leland

• Euershote 1528 Ilch

• Evershott(e) 1546 1664 HTax

• Evershote 1551 AddCh

• Overshit, Overshyt 1504 Pat

Etymology

Probably 'corner or nook of land frequented by wild boar', v. eofor , *scīete (a WSax mutated form of scēat(a)). The early spellings in T - and Th - are due to metanalysis of the prepositional phrase 'at E-', where the preposition (OE  æt) was taken to be part of the name, cf. Theuerdenne 3112 which may contain the same first el. The feature referred to as *scīete is probably the upper end of the valley of R. Frome in which the village lies (the river in fact rises here, v. St John's Well infra ).