62 DERBYSHIRE PLACE-NAMES. 



Shipley. -(D.D.B. Scipelie.)— A.S. seep, sceap, scsep, sceop, seep— a sheep, 

 and A.S. leah — a meadow ; — the sheep's meadow. 



Shirland.— (D.D.B. Sirelvnt.) — A.S. scyr, scyre, scir, scire — a share, shire, 

 county, province, district, and A.S. land -ground, land, earth ; — the land 

 of the shire. The first element of the above name is frequently used 

 to denote a division or boundary — Shirland may therefore be the division 

 or boundary land. 



Shirley.— (D.D.B. Sireleie.)— The derivation of the initial syllable is as in 

 Shirland, q.v. ; the final syllable is A.S. leg, leag, lea, leah, lag, lah — a 

 meadow, a field,, land ;— the field of the shire. 



Shottle.--(D.D.B. Sothelle.)— Probably from A.S. ssetel, setel, setl— a seat 

 or settlement. 



Sinfin. — (D.D.B. Sedenefeld.) — A.S. Sidingas, a patronymic indicating a 

 filial settlement of the descendants of Sida, and A.S. feld, fild — a pasture, 

 plain, field ; — the field of Sida's family or descendants. 



Smalley. -(D.D.B. Smalei.) — A.S. smala, smale, smasl — small, thin, 

 slender, narrow, and A.S. ay, ea, ey — water, running water, a stream, 

 a river, or A.S. leah — a field ; — the small or narrow stream or field. 



Smerrill. — This place-name may be derived from A S. smerels, smyrels — 

 ointment, salve, from A.S. smeru, smeoru — fat, grease, butter, and pro- 

 bably indicates the place from which some ointment was procured. 



SmithyhOUSeS. — (D.D.B. Smitecote.)— A corruption of the Domesday 

 spelling. The initial syllable is the A.S. smith — any one who strikes or 

 smites with a hammer, an artificer, a carpenter, smith, workman. One 

 who worked in iron, was in A.S. called iren-smith — an iron-smith 

 (Bosworth's Anglo-Saxon Dictionary). The terminal syllable is from the 

 A.S. cote, cyie— a cot or cottage. The smith's cottage. 



Snelston,— (D.D.B. Snellestune, Snellestvne.) — A S.Snel— a personal name, 

 and A.S. tun— a town; — Snel's town. 



Snitterton. — (D.D.B. Smitrelone.)— The first element in this name is from 

 the A.S. smithan — to cut or excavate either holes or trenches. The post- 

 fix is the A.S. tun — a town. The excavated or entrenched town. 



Sommersall-Herbert. — (D.D.B. Svmmersale. ) — Alsowritten Summers- 

 hall. The first member of the name is from A.S. sumer, sumor — summer, 

 and A.S. selu, sele, sel, salu, salo, sal — a hall, palace, seat, dwelling, 

 mansion, or perhaps from A.S. alh, ealh, heal, heall, having a similar 

 signification ; — the summer dwelling or hall. The adjunct is a personal 

 name appended to the name of the town when it became the seat of 

 the Fitzherberts. 

 South "Wingfleld.— See Wingfield, South. 



Spoildon. — (D.D.B. Spondune, Spondvne.) — A.S. spon- a chip, a splinter 

 of wood (A.S. spoon — chips or anything easily set on fire, tinder, touch- 

 wood), and A.S. dun — a hill ;— the chip hill. 



