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Hipsmoor Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Martley

Historical Forms

  • Hypesmor, Hipesmor c.700 BCS219 11th

Etymology

The forms are very scanty for anything to be done with them.Professor Zachrisson suggests that the first part may be a pers. name Hyppi , a pet-form for OE  Hygebeald or Hygebeorht with unvoicing of bb to pp such as is often found in pet-names.Hence 'Hyppi's marshland,' v. mor .