Sherborne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sherborne
Historical Forms
- Scireburne 1086 DB
- Sireburna 1123 Warwick
- Shireburne 1221 Ass 1327 SR
- Shirburne 1315 Cl
- Shurborne 1474 StratGild
- Shurburne 1550 SR
- Sherborne 1535 VE
Etymology
'Clear stream,' v. scir , burna . “Which had its name originally from the said brook Scireburne , in our old English signifying a clear running stream, for so is this” (Dugdale 507).