Great Shelford
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Great Shelford's name likely comes from the Old English 'scel' meaning shallow or shelf-like, and 'ford', referring to a ford. The 'Great' prefix was added later for distinction.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge, big
- Shelford
- Old Englishshallow ford(from scel ford "shallow ford")
Historical forms
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