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.

Shellwood

Other OS name in the Parish of Ugborough

Historical Forms

  • Shelwood 1550 Pat
  • Shilwood 1717 Recov

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Shelwood 1550 Pat, Shilwood 1717Recov . Probably ' wood on the shelf or terrace of land , ' v. scylf .