Shireoaks

English

Etymology

From the legend that there was an oak tree or trees situated at the meeting place of the three Shires - Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. The village and parish still border onto South Yorkshire, but Derbyshire now borders the south of the parish.

Proper noun

Shireoaks

1. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5581).

References

• Parish map