The story
From the Old English personal name Sċīra, itself from sċīr (“bright, shining”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sherrington
Today it means: A village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639). Full definition →