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.

Shortwood Fm, Great

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tardebigge

Historical Forms

  • Surthewode 1249 ADii
  • Sortewode 13th ADii
  • Schortewodde 1535 VE

Etymology

Self-explanatory.