Cippenham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Burnham
Historical Forms
- Sippeham c.1110 1163 P
- Chippeham 1218 Bract 1227 Ass 1249 Gross
- Sipeham 1218 Bract
- Chipham 1224 WellsR
- Scypeham 1227 FF
- Cipeham 1231 Bract
- Cippeham 1237–40 Fees 1249 Gross
- Cipham 1241 Ass
- Chypeham 1247 Ass
- Shippeham 1247 Ass
- Cypeham 1262 Ass
- Cyppeham 1262 Ass
- Sipenham 1268 Ch 1384 Pat
- Scipinham 1272 Ipm
- Chippenham 1291 Tax 1300 Ipm 1305 Cl 1320 Fine 1324 Orig 1325 Cl
- Cippenham 13th ADi,iv 1339,1364 Cl 1437 ADvi
- Cypenham 1312 Fine 1535 VE
- Sippenham 1313 Pat 1340,1385 Pat 1448 BM
- Cyppenham 1322 Misc 1346 FA
- Shippemham 1327 Pat
- Sy(p)penham 1429,1610 BM
- Chipenham 1470 IpmR
- Chipynghamme 1535 VE
- Sippingham 1766 J
Etymology
OE Cippan-ham , 'Cippa's homestead.' Cippa is not used independently in OE but is found in Chippenham (C, Gl, W) and a patronymic from this name seems to be recorded in the name Cipping which occurs in a south Warwickshire charter of c. 1150 (Radulfus f. Cipping') HarlCh 48 C 39. In the Wilts and Gl examples Cippa is compounded with hamm . Cf. Crawford Charters 73. The initial ch in the present case was, under French influence, modified to s and sh and the former sound ultimately prevailed, IPN 101. As Cippenham lies immediately to the south of the Bath Road, an important line of medieval travel, and is less than three miles from Windsor, it is easy to understand the modification of the name by French influence.