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.

Shapridge Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Abenhall

Historical Forms

  • Sheperuggesrode 1282 For
  • Shapridge 1662 Comm
  • Shapper Ridge 1830 M

Etymology

Shapridge Fm, Sheperuggesrode 1282For , Shapridge 1662Comm , Shapper Ridge 1830 M. 'Sheep ridge', v. scēap , hrycg .