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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shrub Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Combe

Historical Forms

  • la Schrubbe, la Scrobbe 1354 AddCh
  • la Shurbe 1422 Add
  • le Shrubbe, le Shrubbes 1513,1547 ib

Etymology

Shrub Ho is la Schrubbe , la Scrobbe 1354AddCh , la Shurbe 1422Add , le Shrubbe , le Shrubbes 1513, 1547 ib. This is ME s (c )hrubbe , 'shrub,' etc., descriptive of land overgrown with bushes or brushwood. Cf. The Shrubs (PN Sx 42).

Places in the same Parish