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.

Sherborne Hundred

Hundred in the County of Dorset

Historical Forms

  • Sireburne hundret c.1086 GeldR
  • Syreburna, Syreburne c.1160,1238 Sarum 1212 Fees
  • Schireburn(e), Schyreburn(e) 1244 Ass 1303 FA
  • Schyrebourne 1280 Ass 1327 SR
  • Shireburn(e), Shyreburn(e) 1265 Misc 1275 1288 Ass
  • Shyrebourn' 1332 SR
  • Shyreborn(e) 1346 FA 1500 AddCh
  • Schirborn', Schirburn(e) 1268,1280 Ass
  • Schirbourne 1402 Sher
  • Shirburn 1285,1316 FA
  • Shirbo(u)rn(e) 1334 Ipm 1453 Sher
  • Schyrborn 1303 FA
  • Shyrbourne 1493 DCMDeed
  • Sherborne Out Hundred 1664 HTax

Etymology

Named from Sherborne par. infra .