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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shippy Grove

Other OS name in the Parish of Snowshill

Historical Forms

  • Shepehey(close) 1540 MinAcct 1584 FF

Etymology

, 1830 M , Shepehey (close )1540MinAcct ,1584FF , ' sheep enclosure ' , v. scēap , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement