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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")