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Shelwick Green

hamlet · County of Herefordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shelwick Green is an Old English name combining 'shelly stream' with 'green'. It refers to a green area by a stream associated with shells.

Word origins

shel
Old Englishshell(from scell "shell")
wick
Old Englishstream(from wīc "dwelling, farmstead, stream")
green
Old Englishvillage green(from grēne "green, grassy place")