Shearing Place
Early-attested site in the Parish of Belchamp St Paul's
Historical Forms
- Sheering c.1840 TA
Etymology
Shearing Place is Schiringa 1181, Steringe 1222 StP, Sheering c. 1840 TA. This name is probably identical with Sheering supra 50. OE Scīringas , 'settlement of the people of Scīr .' A singular name in -ing is, however, possible—scīring , 'the bright place,' from OE scir, 'bright.'