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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