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Shawbury

village · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shawbury is a village name that likely means 'Scaf(a)'s fortified place'. It combines an Old English personal name with a term for a fortified place or manor.

Word origins

Shawbury
Old EnglishScaf(a)'s fortified place(from Scaf(a) "personal name", -ing "possessive suffix", burh "fortified place, manor")