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.

Shirwell Hundred

Hundred in the County of Devon

Historical Forms

  • Scireuuelle, Scireuuille 1084 GeldRoll
  • Hundr de Schirewille 1169 P

Etymology

v. Shirwell infra 68.