Little Shelford
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
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 EnglishAttestedsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Shelford
- Old EnglishAttestedford with shells(from scell "shell", ford "ford")
Historical forms
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