Shipton Hill
hill or mountain · Dorset · 170m
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Shipton Hill likely derives from Old English, meaning 'sheep farm hill'. It refers to a hill associated with sheep farming or a place where sheep were kept.
Word origins
- Ship
- Old Englishsheep(from scēap "sheep")
- ton
- Old Englishfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
Scipetune