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.

Dippertown

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marystow

Historical Forms

  • Dupeford 1244 Ass 1341 FF

Etymology

'Deep ford,' cf. Dipper (Co), Dupeford 1322 FF, 1349 Ipm, Dupford 1464Rental , Dypper 1695 Camden. For town , v. infra 676.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement