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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shipstal Point

Other OS name in the Parish of Arne

Historical Forms

  • Shepstall c.1586 Tres
  • Shipstol Point 1774 Hutch1
  • Shipstal 1811 OS

Etymology

, Shepstall c. 1586 Tres, Shipstol Point 1774 Hutch1, Shipstal 1811 OS , cf. Sheepstall Bay 1661 Hutch1 , ' a sheepfold ' , v. scēap , stall , with point .