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.

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.

Places in the same Parish