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.

Sheeps Tor

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheepstor

Historical Forms

  • la Torr apud Shitestorr 1291 Dartmoor 1408
  • Shepystor Downe 1576 Deed

Etymology

( the tor ) is la Torr apud Shitestorr 1291 (1408) Dartmoor, Shepystor Downe 1576Deed .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement