Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sschires 1220 Goodall

• Shire 1500 SheffMan

• (le) Shiregre(e)n(e), Shyregre(e)n(e) 1480 Comp 1487,1548,1563 SheffMan 1507 SheffMisc 1575 WillY

• Shiregre(e)n(e) alias Hatfeild house 1665 Visit

• Shier Grene 1520 FF

• Shyrgrene 1594 WillY

• Shire als. Shiregreene 1597 SheffMan

• Overshire 1535 Cust 1611 SheffMan

Etymology

Shiregreen (partly in Ecclesfield), Sschires 1220 Goodall, Shire 1500 SheffMan, (le ) Shiregre (e )n (e ), Shyregre (e )n (e )1480 Comp, 1487, 1548, 1563 SheffMan, 1507 SheffMisc, 1575 WillY, Shiregre (e )n (e )alias Hatfeild house 1665 Visit, Shier Grene 1520 FF, Shyrgrene 1594 WillY, Shire als. Shiregreene 1597 SheffMan, Overshire 1535 Cust, 1611 SheffMan, from OE  scīr1 'shire', usually with grēne 2 added. The allusion is not certain, but the place may have been a meeting place (though not a central or convenient one) for Hallamshire; but as it is not far from the original northern boundary of Hallamshire it may simply mean 'place or green on the shire boundary'. For Hatfeild cf. Hatfield Ho 216infra .