Shrawnell
Early-attested site in the Parish of Badsey
Historical Forms
- Schrewenhulle c.1330 ChronEve
- Shrawnell 1535 VE 1544 LP 1571 D
Etymology
In a Devonshire Charter (BCS 723) we have a place called scræwanleg . There and in the Wo place-name we have compounds of leah and hyll respectively, formed either with the animal name screawa , 'shrew -mouse,' or with a pers. name derived from it.