Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Estyep juxta Symundesberwe, Estyep juxta Simondesbergh 1300 FF 1313 Drew 1319 FF 1330 Pat

• Vuerʒep 1320 Brid

• Estrhep 1329 AD

• Estieype-juxta- Symondesberghe 1330 Hutch3

• Yepe 1365,1389 Cl 1412 FA 1422 Ct

• Yep 1406 AD

• Estyepe, Ystyepe 1457 Ct

• Hoope or Yepe 1565 SPDom

• Est Epe al. Yepe 1612 SoDoNQVII

• cotage upon the waste in Neather Yepe 1677 Ilch

• Estyepe 1774 Hutch1 1795 Boswell

• Hr Eype & Lr Eype 1811 OS

Etymology

Eype (SY 449916) [i:p], Hr Eype & Lr Eype (Fm), Eype Ho, Estyep juxta Symundesberwe , Estyep juxta Simondesbergh 1300 FF, 1313 Drew, 1319 FF, 1330 Pat, Vuerʒep 1320Brid , Estrhep 1329 AD, Estieype-juxta - Symondesberghe 1330 Hutch3, Yepe 1365, 1389 Cl, 1412 FA, 1422Ct , Yep 1406AD , Estyepe , Ystyepe 1457Ct , Hoope or Yepe 1565SPDom , Est Epe al. Yepe 1612 SoDoNQ VII, cotage upon the waste in Neather Yepe 1677Ilch , Estyepe 1774 Hutch1, 1795 Boswell, Hr Eype & Lr Eype 1811 OS. 'Steep place', from OE  *gēap1, with ēast 'east', ēasterra 'more easterly', uferra 'upper', neoðerra 'lower'. The name well describes the steep slope from the high ground at Eype Down to the coast at Eype Mouth (both infra ).