Sheepwash
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sheepwash
Historical Forms
- Schepewast 1166 LN
- Sepewais 1184 P
- Schepwayse 1253 Ipm
- Shepwaysse 1276 Ipm
- Schipwaysche 1346 FA
- Shiepwaysshe 1358 Exon
- Shipwaishe 1591 CtRequests
- Shipwash 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
Self-explanatory. The place is by the Torridge.