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.

Slepe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lytchett Minster

Historical Forms

  • Slape juxta Lychetmenistre 1315 Drew
  • Slepe 1327 SR 1332 SR 1504 Ipm 1590 Hen2
  • Slepe and Cockamore 1774 Hutch1
  • Slepe cum Cockmore 1795 Boswell
  • Sleeping Green 1811 OS
  • Slepe Cmn & Slepe Green, Slepe Peak Cl 1838 TA

Etymology

Slepe (SY 927933), Slape juxta Lychetmenistre 1315 Drew, Slepe 1327SR (p), 1332 SR (p), 1504 Ipm, 1590Hen 2, Slepe and Cockamore 1774 Hutch1, Slepe cum Cockmore 1795 Boswell, Sleeping Green 1811 OS, Slepe Cmn & Slepe Green , Slepe Peak Cl 1838TA , v. slǣp 'a slippery muddy place', cf. Slepe in Arne 173; Cock (a )more may be 'cocks' moor' from cocc 2 (gen.pl. cocca ) and mōr .