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Shouldham

village · Norfolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shouldham likely means 'the village or homestead by the slope'. It combines an Old English word for slope with one for a village.

Word origins

Shoul
Old Englishslope(from sculdor "slope")
ham
Old Englishvillage, homestead(from hām "village, homestead")

Historical forms

Sceldham · Sceldaham