Hipsey (Spinney)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Toddington
Historical Forms
- Eppesho wood 1250 Ch 1279 Misc
- Eppeho 1386 Pat
- Ipsey bush 1607 Terr
- Ipsow 1750 LandTaxAssessment
Etymology
'Eopp's hoh' or 'spur of land.' The weak form Eoppa is well established as an OE pers. name and is clearly a pet-form of one of the OE pers. names in Eorp -.