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.

Shawfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ash

Historical Forms

  • Schawefeld(e) 1385,1427 Ct
  • Shawfeld 1492 Chertsey
  • Shalfeldmore 1548 LRMB

Etymology

Shawfield is Schawefeld (e )1385, 1427Ct , Shawfeld 1492 Chertsey, Shalfeldmore 1548LRMB . v. sceaga , feld . The Shal - form is an inverted spelling, cf. Shawford supra 75.