Shenstone
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stone
Historical Forms
- Senestone 1221 Ass
- Schenestone 1275 Ass, SR (p)
- Scefneston 1275 Ass
- Shenston 1327 SR
- Shenston in Kidderminster 1410 IpmR
- Sheynstone 1654 FF
- Sceua (ib. 78)
Etymology
The absence of any stan -forms, and the presence of the form Scefneston , seems to make derivation from OE sciene, stan impossible. There is the possibility of an OE pers. name Scēaf (if it is not of purely mythological origin, v. Redin 22) and a weak form Sceua (ib. 78). An -en derivative of this name (cf. Pensham supra 221) would give rise to an OE Scēafnes -tūn and this may be the source of the name.