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.

Sheencroft Fm, Sheencroft Cottages

Other OS name in the Parish of Blewbury

Historical Forms

  • Shenescrofts, Shenecrofte 1550 LRMB
  • Shene Croft, Sheenecrofte, Shynecroft 1576 SpecCom
  • Shincroft 1761 Rocque

Etymology

, Shenescrofts , Shenecrofte 1550LRMB , Shene Croft , Sheenecrofte , Shynecroft 1576SpecCom , Shincroft 1761 Rocque ( first el . possibly scēne ' beautiful ' ) .