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.

Sheepcote Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Shipcoat 1674 PRHmp
  • Sheep Coat 1761 ib

Etymology

, Shipcoat 1674 PRHmp, Sheep Coat 1761 ib , v. scēap ( ONb  scīp ) , cot .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site