Sherwoods
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wallasea Island
Historical Forms
- S(c)hernewerd(e) 1262 FF 1412 FA
- Sharward 1554 Ct
- Sharnard(e) Marshe 1579 Survey
- Shernewards 1768 M
- Shire Wood 1777 C 1805 O
Etymology
Sherwoods (in Canewdon parish) (6″) is S (c )hernewerd (e )1262 FF, 1412 FA, Scharnwode 1305, Scharnwyrth , Scharnewerthe 1323, Shernowarde 1486 Ipm, Sharward 1554Ct , Sharnard (e ) Marshe 1579Survey , Shernewards 1768 M, Shire Wood 1777 C, 1805 O.'Dung marsh,' v. scearn and Labworth supra 148.