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.

Shoregill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Shorthegaille 1324 MinAcct
  • Short Gill 1770 M

Etymology

, 1842TA , Shorthegaille 1324MinAcct , Short Gill 1770M , ' short ravine ' , v. sceort , geil .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site