Shelfield
| Shelfield | |
|---|---|
| Village and ward | |
Clockwise from top: Shelfield Old Milepost on the A461 road, Leighs Road, Fordbrook Lane, Methodist Church on Lichfield Road & Broad Lane | |
Location within the West Midlands | |
| Population | 12,406 (2021 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SK034020 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the village | List
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| Post town | WALSALL |
| Postcode district | WS4 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Shelfield is a historic village 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.
Shelfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book as containing a hide of waste belonging to the Manor of Walsall.
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; 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.