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.

Shap Beck

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Shapesbec 1235 FF
  • Heppebek, Schappebek 1279 Ass17
  • Shap(p)beck 1665,1672 PR(Mrl) 1749 PR(Ask)

Etymology

Shap Beck, Shapesbec 1235 FF, Heppebek , Schappebek 1279Ass 17, Shap (p )beck 1665, 1672 PR(Mrl), 1749 PR(Ask). v. Shap (supra ), bekkr ; the steam rises at the north end of the town.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement