Shaps, Heapfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Nafferton
Historical Forms
- Hyap 13th Percy
- (super) Hepum, Yap, parva Yap 13th Bridl
- Parva Schap early14th Percy
Etymology
Shaps (6″), Heapfield (6″) are to be taken together as from Hyap 13th Percy, (super ) Hepum , Yap , parva Yap 13th Bridl, Parva Schap early 14th Percy. The two modern forms exhibit divergent ME phonological developments of OE heap 'a hill,' the more unusual one being Shaps with stress-shifting and the development of Hy - to Sh -, as in Shipton infra 228. Shap (We) is of similar origin.