Shelford Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Burton Hastings
Historical Forms
- Sireford t.Hy2 BM
- Scireford 1206 FF
- S(c)hireford 13th Combe 1221 FF 1312 Ipm
- Shirford 1221 Ass 1725 B
- Shereford 1436 IpmR 1508 FF
- Shereford al. Shelford 1564 ib
- Shelford al. Sherford 1722 Recov
- Sherford 1789 Cary
- Shelford c.1830 O.S.
Etymology
Originally 'clear ford,' v. scir . The later development is unique. “This place may seem to have taken its name from the Forde or Passage over that little Torrent, which runs on the West part thereof towards Nuneaton , as the map will show; shire signifying clear and in that sense we still use the word upon some occasions” (Dugdale 36).