Shipton Moyne
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Shipton Moyne means 'sheep farm' (Old English 'scip-tun') associated with the Moyne family, who were lords of the manor. The name indicates a settlement related to sheep farming and a specific noble family.
Word origins
- scip
- Old Englishsheep(from scēap "sheep")
- tun
- Old Englishfarmstead, village, enclosure(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")
- Moyne
- Norman Frenchfamily name
Historical forms
Scipetone · Moynes