Shelve Hill
hill or mountain · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Shelve Hill may derive from the Old English 'scelf', meaning 'shelf' or 'ledge', referring to a flat or projecting part of the hill. The 'hill' element denotes the topographical feature.
Word origins
- Shelve
- Old EnglishAttestedshelf, ledge(from scelf "shelf")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")