Shawford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ewell
Historical Forms
- Scaldeford 1229 FF
- Shaldeford(e) 1279 Merton 1307 Ass
- Shaldeford in the parish of Ewelle 1358 ADiii
- Shaldeford al. Rokesley 1458 VCHiii,281
- Shawford 1652 FF 1711 Recov
- Shawford al. Roxley 1660 DeedsEnrolled
Etymology
Shawford (lost) is Scaldeford 1229 FF (p), Shaldeford (e )1279 Merton, 1307Ass (p), Shaldeford in the parish of Ewelle 1358 AD iii, Shaldeford al. Rokesley 1458 VCH iii, 281, Shawford 1652FF , 1711Recov , Shawford al. Roxley 1660Deeds Enrolled . This seems to have been an alternative name for Roxley supra 75.There is a ford over the Hogs Mill River at Roxley, and the name is doubtless descriptive of that 'shallow' ford, v. sceald .Cf. Shalford infra 246, and Shawford (TA ) in Exton (Ha) (on scealdan ford BCS 758) and Shawford in Road (So) (Schaldeford 1280Ass (p)).