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.

Sortridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Whitchurch

Historical Forms

  • Shorterugg' 1333 SR
  • Short(e)rigge 1346 Ass 1349 FF

Etymology

is Shorterugg '1333SR (p), Short (e )rigge 1346Ass , 1349FF . Self - explanatory .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement