Shield Row
suburban area · County Durham
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name means 'a row of dwellings or huts'. 'Shield' likely refers to a shelter or a place of protection, possibly a hut.
Word origins
- Shield
- Old Englishhut, shelter(from scyld "hut, shelter")
- Row
- Old Englishrow of houses(from rāw "row")