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.

Showborough Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Twyning

Historical Forms

  • Showbarrow 1830 M
  • Shawberrow, Showberrow 1840 TA

Etymology

, Showbarrow 1830 M, Shawberrow , Showberrow 1840TA , v. sceaga ' copse ' , bearu ' grove ' .