Shenleybury
village · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Shenleybury likely means 'the farmstead or village on the marshy land belonging to Shenley'. 'Scen' means marshy, 'lēah' means clearing, and 'burh' means fortified place or manor.
Word origins
- Shenley
- Old Englishmarshy clearing(from scen "marshy", lēah "clearing, meadow")
- bury
- Old Englishmanor, fortified place(from burh "manor, fortified place")
Historical forms
Schenelei