Shobrooke
Early-attested site in the Parish of Morchard Bishop
Historical Forms
- (on) scipbroc 739 Crawf 11th
- Eschipabroca 1086 DB(Exon)
- Schipebroc
- Sibebroc 1219 FF
- Shipbrok 1238 Ass
- Shepbrok 1330 SR
Etymology
'Sheep brook.' The modern form has been influenced by Shobrooke infra 416. There would seem to have been alternative forms with scip and scipa (gen. pl.).