Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Seoldesberie 1086 DB

• Siwaldebia c.1130 LeicSurv

• Siwaldebi Hy2 Dane e.13,c.1240 Berkeley

• Siwaldeby 1220 MHW 1349 Nichols

• Sywaldeby 1238,1242 RGros c.1291 Tax 1344 Pat

• Siwoldebi c.1240 Berkeley

• Siwoldeby 1247 Ass 1254 Val 1314,1322 Hastings 1375 Banco 1377 SR

• Sywoldeby 1249 Cur 1250 RGros 1373,1379 Banco 1466,1498 et freq

• Siwaldbi 1242 RGros

• Sywaldby 1386 Fine

• Siwoldby 1316 FA

• Sywoldby 1374 Pat 1383 Fine 1510 LP c.1545 ECP

• Siwolby 1362 BPR

• Sywolby 1465 Banco 1559 Pat

• Sywalby 1454 1465 Banco 1547 ECP

• Sywouldeby 1531 ISLR

• Sywouldby c.1545 ECP

• Sywowldbye 1576 Saxton

• Shouldby 1610 Speed

• Sholby 1722 LML

• Shoulby(e) c.1538,c.1546 ECP

• Showlby 1544 Fine

• Shoulbie 1580 Fisher

• Sholby 1547 ECP 1598 Fine 1614 LML 1651 Fine

• Sholbie 1601 Ipm 1610 Fine

• Sholeby 1604 SR

• Showby 1507 Ipm

• Shoby 1806 Map 1811 Nichols 1836 O

Etymology

'Sigvald's farmstead, village', v. bȳ . The pers.n. Sigvald is Scand , a reflex of Sigvaldr /Sigvaldi . The unique DB form of the p.n., with the generic as -berie , represents a Norman scribe's misrepresentation of -bȳ rather than an original OE  -byrig (dat.sg. of burh ) of an earlier Anglo- Saxon p.n., v. the discussion of the p.n. Asfordby.