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.

Chipping Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Islip

Historical Forms

  • chypfen 1139 Godstow c.1450
  • Chippefen 1210–30(early13th)etfreqtoc.1242 Thame

Etymology

Chipping Fm takes name from chypfen 1139 (c. 1450) Godstow, Chippefen 1210–30 (early 13th) et freq to c. 1242 Thame. Perhaps OE  cippa fenn , 'fen where logs are obtained.'

Places in the same Parish