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.

Shepherds' Shore

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop's Cannings

Historical Forms

  • Shepherds Shard 1690 Aubrey
  • Sheppards Shord 1707 Act
  • Shepherd Shore 1773 AandD

Etymology

is Shepherds Shard 1690 Aubrey, Sheppards Shord 1707 Act, Shepherd Shore 1773 A and D . v. sceard infra 445 . The roadway here makes its way through Wansdyke .