Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• The Ferry 1860 White

• passagium navis de Widnesse 1178–90 Orm2

• passagium de Merse apud Runcouam 1190–1211 Cott.Nerociii c.1200 Dugd

• batella vocata le Ferybote 1507 MinAcct

• Runcornboate 1618 Sheaf

• Runkhorne Bote 1715 ib

• Runcorne Ferryboat 1729 Chol

• Chiplode 1290 Tab 17

• Shepelodmanwey 1370 MinAcct

• Shiplod(e)manway 1388,1398,1423 MinAcct

• Sheplondmanley 1443 MinAcct

• Sheplondmanlye 1452 MinAcct

• Shiplandmanley 1514 MinAcct

• Shipland 1487 MinAcct

• Shiplandenale 1507 MinAcct

Etymology

The Ferry (lost), The Ferry 1860 White, passagium navis de Widnesse 1178–90 Orm2, passagium de Merse apud Runcouam 1190–1211Cott . Nero c iii, (lit. Runconam ) c.1200 Dugd, batella vocata le Ferybote 1507MinAcct , Runcornboate 1618 Sheaf, Runkhorne Bote 1715 ib, Runcorne Ferryboat 1729Chol , cf. boateland 1592ib , the boateland 1619ib , boatelands 1638ib , Boat Lands 1729, 1757ib , 'the ferry-boat' and 'land belonging to the ferry', v. ferja , bāt , land . This ferry at Runcorn probably also gave name to Chiplode 1290 (17) Tab, a fishery, and to a place of waste called Shepelodmanwey 1370MinAcct , Shiplod (e )manway 1388, 1398, 1423MinAcct , Sheplondmanley 1443MinAcct , Sheplondmanlye 1452MinAcct , Shiplandmanley 1514MinAcct , Shipland 1487MinAcct , Shiplandenale 1507MinAcct , 'the ship passage and the common way to it', from scip 'a ship' (confused with scēp 'a sheep') and (ge)lād (confused with land 'land'), (ge)mǣne and weg (confused with lēah 'a clearing').