English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Shortmoor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Churchdown

Historical Forms

  • Sortemore, Schortemore, Schertemore, Scerthomor c.1230 GlR
  • Short Moore 1662 Crav
  • Shortmoor ground(s) 1775 GR184 1840 TA

Etymology

Shortmoor (lost), Sortemore , Schortemore , Schertemore , Scerthomor c. 1230 GlR, Short Moore 1662Crav 26, Shortmoor ground (s )1775GR 184, 1840TA . 'The short moor', v. sc(e)ort, mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement