Shirley and Shirley Street
Early-attested site in the Parish of Solihull
Historical Forms
- Syrley c.1240 ADvi
- Schirleye t.Ed2 ADiv
- Sherle(ye) 1306 Ass 1367 ADii
- Shirley 1403 ADv
- S(c)hirleystret 1322 ADiii
- Shereleystrete 1480 BirmDeed
- Sherleystreete 1663 FF
Etymology
Shirley and Shirley Street are Syrley c. 1240 AD vi, Schirleye t. Ed 2 AD ivet freq , Sherle (ye )1306Ass , 1367 AD ii, Shirley 1403 AD v, S (c )hirleystret 1322 AD iii, Shereleystrete 1480BirmDeed , Sherleystreete 1663FF . 'Bright clearing' (v. scir , leah ) or possibly 'boundary (shire) clearing,' since the place lies on the Warwickshire-Worcestershire border.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Billsmore Wood
- Blossomfield
- Catherine de Barnes Heath
- Dimple
- Kineton Green
- Ulverley Green and The Ulleries
- Danford Lane
- Haslucks Green
- Henwood Hall
- Lode Heath
- Longdon Hall
- Lovelace Lane (olim Hytall Lane)
- Lug Trout Lane
- Lyndon End
- Odensil Fm
- Olton
- Pow Grove
- Shelly Fm
- Whitlocks End
- Widney Manor
- Copt Heath
- Forshaw Heath
- Kingsford
- Warstock
Other OS name
- Blackoak Wood
- Black Slade
- Pinfold Fm
- Stony
- Woods Fm
- Bentley Heath
- Birchy Leasow
- Cut-Throat Coppice
- Hatchford Bridge
- Hillfield Hall
- Maidens Bower
- Parish Poles
- Ravenshaw
- Row Wood Fm
- Sandyhill Fm
- Sharmans Cross
- Sherdmore(lost)
- Tainters Green
- Tan House Fm
- Tilehouse Green
- Truemans Heath
- Tyburn Fm
- Tythebarn Lane
- Warren Ho
- Waste Lane
- Whewporridge Lane
- Whitefields
- Worlds End
- Yew Tree Fm
- Castle Lane
- Chapel Fields Fm
- Coldlands Wood
- Colebrook
- Cow Hayes
- Grove Fm
- The Hermitage
- Herrings
- Hob's Moat
- Ivy Hall
- Lee Green
- Longmore Fm
- Lowbrook
- Moat Fm
- Parlour Coppice
- Solihull Hall
- Witley