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.

High Shieldhill

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Sheildhill 1568 LRMB
  • Sheele Hill 1622 CWx

Etymology

is Sheildhill 1568LRMB , Sheele Hill 1622 CW x v. v. schele .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement