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.

Sherrill

Other OS name in the Parish of Dunterton

Historical Forms

  • Shirewill 1330 SR
  • Sherewyll 1566 DA

Etymology

is Shirewill 1330SR (p), Sherewyll 1566 DA 43 . ' Clear spring , ' v. scir , wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement