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.

Shopwyke

Early-attested site in the Parish of Oving

Historical Forms

  • Sepewica t.Steph France
  • Schepwich 1187 P
  • S(c)hapewyke early13th Box 1212 Fees72
  • Shopwick 1720 MarC
  • Shopweek 1724 B

Etymology

' Sheep-farm,' v. sceap , wic 2 . v. Introd. xxvii.

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement