Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sheeping Stead 1848 TA

• le Hepynstydes, les Shupenstydes 1397 Dow

• Shepynstedes l15 ib

• the Shippen-stiddes 1611 LRMB200

Etymology

Sheeping Stead (lost), Sheeping Stead 1848TA , le Hepynstydes , les Shupenstydes 1397Dow (103, 104), Shepynstedes l15ib , the Shippen-stiddes 1611LRMB 200, 'brambly places', from a ME adj. hēopen (v. hēope , hēopa , -en 2 ) and stede . For the development of Sh - from H - before a stress-shifted diphthong, cf. Shap We 2165, Shoop Tree Nook We 254.