Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sceaptun, (to) Sceaptune 1005 KCD714 late12th

• Sciptone 1086 DB c.1220 Os

• Sciptune 1086 DB

• Sciptune super Charewell 1213–28 Eynsh

• Scipton' 1235–6 Fees

• Scipton 1278–9 RH

• Shiptone 1201 FF

• Shypton 1280 Os

• Shyptone 1285 Ass

• Shipton 1314 Ipm 1428 FA

• Shipton-upon-Charwelle 1332 Cl

• Siptona 1209–18 WellsR

• Siptun' 1220 Fees

• Sipton' 1230–1 WellsR 1242–3 Fees

• Sypton 1246 Ch 1314 Ipm

• Schipton' 1268 Ass

• Schypton on Charewill 1311 Ipm

• Shepton 1268 Ch 1401–2 FA

• Shepton upon Charewell 1341 Cl

• Shepton juxta Charwell 1401–2 FA

• Shepton uppon Charwell 1510 AD

• Schupton 1284–5 FA

• Shoptone by Charewelle 1285 Ass

• Shybton 1314 Cl

• Shutton by Charwell 1361 Cl

• Stypeton 1401–2 FA

Etymology

'Sheep farm,' OE  scē(a)p-tūn: cf. Shipton under Wychwood 375.