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.

Shelderslow

Other OS name in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • Skelderslow 1822 Langd

Etymology

, 1531SadD , 1725 PRSad , Skelderslow 1822 Langd , from ON  skjaldari ' shield-maker ' ( perhaps as a surname ) , hlāw ' hill, mound ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement