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Slape Fm & Slape Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Netherbury

Historical Forms

  • Slepa 1226 Osm
  • Slepe c.1226 Sarum 1263 Pat 1360 Cl
  • vill' de Netherbyry cum Slape 1288 Ass 1291 Tax 1350,1373 Pat 1535 VE
  • Slape Farm, Slape House 1839 TA

Etymology

Slape Fm & Slape Ho (SY 472984) [sli:p], Slepa 1226 Osm, Slepe c.1226 Sarum, 1263 Pat, 1360 Cl, vill ' de Netherbyry cum Slape 1288Ass , 1291 Tax, 1350, 1373 Pat, 1535 VE et passim , Slape Farm , Slape House 1839TA . 'The slippery, muddy place', from OE  slǣp, cf. Slepe in Arne par. 1 73 and Slepe in Lytchett Min. par. 2 35. Slape Ho lies on low ground beside R. Brit at the bottom of Slape Hill infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement