Sheerwater
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chertsey
Historical Forms
- Sheerewater 1605 LRMB
- Sherewater lake 1609 ib
- Shire Pond 1765 R
- Shire Water 1808 MandB
- Sheer Water 1816 O.S.
Etymology
Sheerwater is Sheerewater 1605LRMB , Sherewater lake 1609 ib., Shire Pond 1765 R, Shire Water 1808 M and B, Sheer Water 1816 O.S. 'Clear or bright water,' v. scir . There was formerly a lake here, drained about a hundred years ago. Cf. “In this parish is a great lake by Guildford Road, called Sheer-Water- Lake, which is two miles about” (Aubrey i, 197).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Abbey Mead and Mill
- Addlestone
- The Alm'ners
- Anningsley Park
- Barrowhills
- Beamonds Fm
- Bos Ait
- Botleys and Botley's Park
- Brox
- Chilseygreen Fm
- Crockford Bridge Fm
- Dockett Point
- Dunford Fm and Bridge
- Fan Court and Fangrove
- Fullbrook Bridge
- Gogmore
- Ham Fm
- Hardwick Court
- Hersham Fm
- Hollick Fm
- Laleham Burway
- Lyne and Lynegrove
- Mixnams
- Nettle Eyot
- Ottershaw
- Pyrcroft
- Ruxbury
- St Ann's Hill
- Simplemarsh
- Steven's Bridge
- Woburn Park
- Woodham
Other OS name
- Addlestonemoor
- Lyne Hill Ho
- Arbongrove (sic)
- Bittams Lane
- Bousley Fm
- Brook Ho
- Burley Orchard
- Chertsey Bridge
- Childown Hall
- Coombelands
- Cowley Fm
- Crouch Oak
- Eastworth
- Flutters Hill and France Fm
- Freeprae
- Great Grove Fm
- Green Lane Fm
- Ham Haw
- Ham Moor
- Hare Hill
- Hatch Fm
- Horsell Fm
- Hoyt Common
- Longcross
- Marsh Brook(lost)
- Monksgrove
- Newhaw
- Ongarhill
- Potters Park(lost)
- Queenswood
- Redlands Fm
- Rowhill
- Row Town
- Samson's Wood
- Silverlands
- Spinney Oak
- Stonehill
- Thorn Ait
- Timber Hill
- Twynersh