# Shirehampton

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A district in northwestern Bristol, England, next to Avonmouth and historically in Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST5376).

## Etymology
From Early Modern English Sherehampton, alteration of Middle English Schernyhampton, from *scherny (“dung-covered”) + earlier Hampton, from Old English *Hāmtūn, from hām (“estate, farm”) + tūn (“enclosure”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shirehampton