Sewardsley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Easton Neston
Historical Forms
- Sewardeslega, Sewardesle(ye) 1179 P 1371 ADii
- Seuuardeleye
- Seuuardelia 13th ADii
- Sywardisle, Sywardysle 1319 Ipm 1378 ADii
- Sywardeslee 1382 ADii
- Shoresley 1541 Statutes
- Sewardsley al. Shewesheley (sic) 1566 FF
- Shewarsley 1579,1585 Recov
- Shoasley 1779 F
- Shewdesley 1826 G
Etymology
Sewardsley [ʃouzli] is Sewardeslega , Sewardesle (ye )1179 Pet passim to 1371 AD ii, Seuuardeleye n.d. AD i, Seuuardelia 13th AD ii, Sywardisle , Sywardysle 1319 Ipm, 1378 AD ii, Sywardeslee 1382 AD ii, Shoresley 1541 Statutes, Sewardsley al. Shewesheley (sic)1566FF , Shewarsley 1579, 1585Recov , Shoasley 1779 F, Shewdesley 1826 G. 'Sigeweard 's clearing or woodland,' leah . The local pronunciation is preserved in the name of the adjacent Showsley Belt (6″), a wood, and in a field called Showsley Ground .