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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sheldon

Other OS name in the Parish of Doddiscombsleigh

Historical Forms

  • Shildone 1333 SR
  • Schylden, Schyldon 1394 Ass

Etymology

is Shildone 1333SR (p), Schylden ,Schyldon 1394Ass . Probably a compound of scylf and dun , there being a steep slope here to the Teign .

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