| Shelfield | |
|---|---|
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| Population | 11,871 (2011, Rushall-Shelfield Ward) [1] |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WALSALL |
| Postcode district | WS4 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
Shelfield is a suburb of Aldridge and Pelsall in the borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It is conjoined by the nearby suburbs of Walsall Wood and Rushall. The name Shelfield derives from the Anglo Saxon Skelfeld for sloping ground or field.[2] [full citation needed]
Shelfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book as containing a hide of waste belonging to the Manor of Walsall.[3]
Transliterating the Domesday Book Latin the entry reads: In Scelfeld est hida vasta pertinens eidem Manerio. In English: In Shelfield there is one hide of waste appertaining to the said Manor. This interpretation is further justified by a 1469 quitclaim in Walsall which records a witness named Richard Scelfelde;[4] implying 'Scelfelde' is the ablative form of Scelfeld denoting "Richard of Shelfield." As such, we see the name Shelfield not only in Old English, but also now in Latin.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rushall-Shelfield Ward (as of 2011) (E05001315)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ J.T. Gould
- ^ "Walsall Wood: Manor and other estates | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Quitclaim by Thomas Brugge of Chillinton' to Roger Bayli, Nicholas Flaxhale, Richard... (in Latin). 5 February 2008.