Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• abbatiæ Vallis Magdalene de Heppe 1257 Lowth(Sh4) 1279 Ass1d

• Abb(at)i(e) de Hepp 1246 MdMb 1362 TestKarl

• abbay, abbey of Schapp, Shap(e) 1473 CWx,281 1519 NCWills

• Shap Pryorye c.1540 Leland

• Shapp(e) Abbey, Shapp(e) Abbay 1547 MinAcct 1571 Comm 1629 PR(Ask)

• the Abbaye 1585 PR

Etymology

Shap Abbey, abbatiæ Vallis Magdalene de Heppe 1257Lowth (Sh 4), 1279Ass 1d, Abb (at )i (e ) de Hepp 1246 MdMb 355, 1362 TestKarl, abbay , abbey of Schapp , Shap (e )1473 CW x, 281, 1519 NCWills, Shap Pryorye c. 1540 Leland, Shapp (e ) Abbey , Shapp (e ) Abbay 1547MinAcct , 1571Comm , 1629 PR(Ask), the Abbaye 1585 PR. A Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1119 by Thomas son of Gospatric, originally at Preston Patrick (cf. Challon Hall i, 62supra ) before being moved to Shap, cf. NB 469 ff, Ferguson 188–9. For an account of the remains cf. RCHM 207 ff.