Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• on Scirburnan c.900 Fabr

• to Scireburnan, of Scireburnan, into Scireburnan, on Scireburnan 963 RegAlbi,56d 13 BCS1278 c.972 YCh7 11 c.1030

• Scir(e)burn(e) 1086 DB e.13 RegAlbii,42 1202 FF 1299 YI

• Skireburn(e), Skyr(e)burn(e) 12 YDi 13 Selby 1279–81 QW

• Schir(e)burn(a) 1156 YCh186 1173 1190 P c.1216 RegAlbiii,50 1239 Ch 1250–6 RegAlbiii,35d 1321 Selby

• Schir(e)burn(a) in Elmet(e), Schir(e)burn(a) in Elmett 1276,1290 Ebor 1306 BevAct 1323 Ass2 1463 Testii

• Schir(e)burn(a) in Elemet 1286,1291 Ebor

• Schir(e)burn(a) in Elmeth 1431 Pat

• Shir(e)burn(e), Shyreburn(e) 1180–5 YCh 1223 ClR 1229 RegAlbiii,91 1251 Ass 1289 YI c.1291 Tax 1436 Testii

• Shyreburn(e) in Elmet(e), Shyreburn(e) in Elmett 1316 Pat 1328 Banco 1495 Ipm

• Shyreburn(e) in Elmeth 1402 Pat

• Sireburn(e) 1210–12 RBE 1225,1227 Ebor

• Shereburne in Elmete 1526 Testv

• Shereburne in Elemet 1538 TestLds

• Sherburn in Elmet 1528 TestLds 1568 WillY

• Shearburne 1681 SelbyW

• Shurborne 1535 FF

• Shyerborne in Elmett 1546 YChant

Etymology

'The clear bright stream', v. scīr 2 , burna , a common p.n. Some of the spellings with Sk - show the substitution of ON  skírr, and those with Sire - are AN. On the affix in Elmet v. 1supra .