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.

Shelly Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Solihull

Historical Forms

  • Shelley(e) 1311 FF 1486 KnowleG
  • Shelley greve 1580 Add

Etymology

Shelly Fm is Shelley (e )1311FF et freq to 1486 KnowleG with variant spelling Schelley (e ), Shelley greve 1580Add . 'Clearing or wood on the slope of land,' v. scylf , leah and cf. Shelley (PN Sx 261, PN Ess 76) and Introd. xxvi.