Little Shelford
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Little Shelford means 'small Shelford'. Shelford is an Old English name meaning a ford where shells are found or a ford near a shell-shaped feature.
Word origins
- Little
- Old Englishsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Shelford
- Old Englishford with shells(from scell "shell", ford "ford")
Historical forms
Scelford · Schelford