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.

Sheriffs Naunton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Naunton Beauchamp

Historical Forms

  • Shirrevesnewenton 1431 FA
  • Shyreves Nauntton 1500 Ipm

Etymology

A manor now merged in Naunton Beauchamp. The Beauchamps were hereditary sheriffs of Worcestershire.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement