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.

Fish Shambles

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • le fyshe shambles 1583 GrimsFC

Etymology

Fish Shambles (lost), le fyshe shambles 1583GrimsFC , cf. Fish Market 1815GrimsCB xv , v. sceamol 'a bench, a stall' in this case for displaying fish.