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.

Sheepham

Other OS name in the Parish of Modbury

Historical Forms

  • Schypham
  • Schipham 1244 Ass
  • S(c)hepham 1301 Ipm 1420 IpmR

Etymology

is Schypham n.d. AD iv,Schipham 1244Ass (p), Sypeham 1269, Chipham 1271 FF, S (c )hepham 1301 Ipm, 1420 IpmR . ' Sheep ham(m) . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement