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.

Shortley

Other OS name in the Parish of Coventry

Historical Forms

  • Shortele 1262,1289 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Shortele 1262, 1289 FF . ' Short clearing or wood , ' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Other OS name