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.

Shepherds Thorn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • Shep(p)erdthorn(e) 1479 Brett 1557 WB51 1589 WillY
  • Shepethorn 1481 YDiii

Etymology

Shepherds Thorn, 1817 M, Shep (p )erdthorn (e )1479 Brett, 1557WB 51, 1589 WillY, Shepethorn 1481 YD iii, v. scēap-hirde, þorn .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site