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Shillingford St George

village · Devon

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shillingford St George refers to the 'ford belonging to Scilling', with the addition of 'St George' to distinguish it and indicate association with the church of St George.

Word origins

Shilling
Old Englishpersonal name(from Scilling "personal name")
ford
Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
St George
Old EnglishSaint George(from sanctus "saint", Georgius "George")

Historical forms

Scillingeford · Scillingford Sancti Georgii