Shortgrove Park
Early-attested site in the Parish of Newport
Historical Forms
- Scortegrauā 1086 DB
- Sortegrauā ib.
- Sortegrave juxta Neuport 1212 RBE
- Sotesgrave 1189–98 WAM 1201 Cur
- Short(e)grave 1225 FF
Etymology
Shortgrove Park is Scortegrauā 1086 DB, Sortegrauā ib., Sortegrave juxta Neuport 1212 RBE, Sotesgrave 1189–98WAM , 1201 Cur, Short (e )grave 1225 FF. Self-explanatory. v. graf(a).