English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Sheepridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ibstone

Historical Forms

  • Sheperugge 1323 Pat
  • Shoprichewood 1537 LP
  • Shipridge 1826 B

Etymology

Self-explanatory. v. Introd. xxvi. The name occurs again in Berks but has then become Sheepbridge.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement