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Shipton

Shipton proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Shipton (usually uncountable, plural Shiptons)

  1. (usually) A surname.
  2. (usually) A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0318).
  3. (usually) A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district, originally named Hipton from Old English hēope (“fruit”) + tun (Domesday Book, 1086) (OS grid ref SE5558).
  4. (usually) A small village and civil parish (served by Easthope, Shipton and Stanton Long Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5691).

Synonyms of Shipton

Forms of Shipton

pluralShiptons

Words formed from Shipton

Questions about Shipton

What does Shipton mean?
Shipton means a surname.
What part of speech is Shipton?
Shipton is a proper noun.

Words near Shipton in the dictionary

  1. shipspeak
  2. Shipston-on-Stour
  3. shipstuff
  4. shipt
  5. shiptime
  6. Shipton
  7. Shipton Thorpe
  8. Shipton-by-Beningbrough
  9. Shipton-on-Cherwell
  10. Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp
  11. Shipton-under-Wychwood

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