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.

Sheepwash

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop's Nympton

Historical Forms

  • Sepwasse 1238 Ass
  • Sheppewasshe 1281 Ass
  • Shepwash juxta Nymeton 1303 Ass

Etymology

is Sepwasse 1238Ass (p), Sheppewasshe 1281Ass (p), Shepwash juxta Nymeton 1303Ass .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement