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Shiplake Row

hamlet · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shiplake Row is an Old English name, possibly meaning 'ship-shaped lake' or 'lake where ships are kept'. The 'Row' suffix might refer to a line of houses or a path.

Word origins

Shiplake
Old Englishship-shaped lake or lake for ships(from scip "ship", lāc "lake, pool")
Row
Old Englishline of houses, path(from rāw "row, line")