Sherfield English
settlement · Hampshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Sherfield English is an Old English name meaning 'sheep ford'. The addition of 'English' distinguishes it from Sherfield upon Loddon and indicates settlement by English people.
Word origins
- Sher-
- Old Englishsheep(from scēap "sheep")
- field
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
- English
- Old EnglishEnglish(from englisc "English")