Sleap
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wem
Historical Forms
- Eslepe 1086 DB
- Slep' 1221 SAC 1744 PR(L)
- Sclepe 1255 RH
- Slaype 1526-7 SBL2000
- Slape 1703 PR(L) 1764 PR(L)
- Sleape 1577 Saxton 1702 PR(L)
- Sleepe 1607 PR(L)
- Sleap 1657 ib
- Parua Slepe super Bilemers 1291-2 Ass
- Grett Slepe 1556 SBL 345
- Slepe Magna 1555 SBL 346
- Great Slepe, Sleape Magna 1641 SBL 329
Etymology
'Slippery place', OE slǣp. There is another Sleap, of identical etymology, in High Ercall parish. Slape represents the modern pronunciation.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brockhurst
- Coton
- Edstaston
- Creamore
- Paddol Green
- Pepper Street
- Quina Brook
- Ditches
- Lowe
- Blackhurstford Bridge
- Tilley
- Trench
- Wain Ho
- Wood Ho
Other OS name
- Aston Bridge, Aston Hall, Aston Ho, Aston Park, Aston Rd
- Alderley Lane
- Barkers Green
- Brockhurst Covert
- Brook Ho
- Hilcop Bank
- The Hill
- Moat Ho
- Thistleford Bridge
- The Weir
- Bank ho
- Bull and Dog P.H.
- Cock's Britches
- Coton Fm
- Coton Grove
- Coton Hall
- Coton Ho
- Coton Park Fm
- Coton Wd
- Gandersbank
- Heaths Covert
- Home Fm
- Mill Ho
- Rookery
- Woodend Hall
- Woodside Fm
- Creamore Bank
- Ashfield Ho
- Bank Ho
- Birchtree Fm
- Coton Park Fm
- Creamore Mill, Creamore Villa
- Edstaston Bridge
- Edstaston Gorse
- Edstaston Hall
- Edstaston Park, Edstaston Higher Park
- Foxholes
- Highfields
- Moorhead
- Munt Cottage
- Oaklands
- Parkgate
- Poolhead
- Ryebank Ho
- Sydney Bridge
- Yewtree Ho
- Chalk Hill
- Fields, Fields Fm
- Horton Gate
- Horton Hall
- Primrose Bank
- Long Wolverley
- Lacon Gorse
- Lacon Hall
- Crossbank
- Lowe Cottage, Lowe Fm
- Lowe Hall
- Lowe Hill
- New Ho
- Pools Fm
- Pyms Cottage, Pyms Ho
- Church Fm
- Elm Cottage
- Moat Fm
- Newtown Cottage, Newtown Fm
- Northwood Hall
- Fields
- Grange
- Greenbank
- Greenfield
- Hazel Ho
- Hornspike
- Horse and Jockey P.H.
- The Lawn
- Pinfold
- Red Fallows Meadow
- The Rookery
- Wem Moss
- Sleap Bridge, Ho
- Ball's Bridge
- Brook Ho
- Dairy Ho
- Massey's Rough
- Soulton Bridge
- Soulton Hall
- Soulton Wd
- Tilley Bridge, Tilley Cottage
- Tilleygreen
- Tilley Park
- Tilley Villa
- Bath Coppice
- Black Wd
- Castle Stead
- Hough Lane
- Mill Ho
- New Inn
- Oaklands
- Palms Hill
- Pankeymoor Cottages, Pankeymoor Villa
- Summer Ho
- Teakins
- Woodhouse Coppice
- Aston Villa
- Clay's Buildings
- The Firs
- Forncet
- Foxley
- The Grove
- Mill Ho
- Roden Lodge, Roden Villa
- The Shrubbery
- Bellevue
- Green Hill
- Pools Fm
- Black Pltn
- Holly Fm
- The Lees
- Mount Cottage
- New Ho
- Park Fm
- Rookery Pltn
- Slang Pltn
- Wolverley Bridge
- Wolverley Hall
- Wolverley Lodge
- Woodlands