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shepway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
shep-way
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a suburb in Maidstone, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7753)

name

the former name for Folkestone and Hythe district in Kent, which was renamed in April 2018

Etymology

The name is recorded in 1227 as Shepweye, meaning "route for sheep", and later as Shepway. Equivalent to sheep + way.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Questions

What does shepway mean?
a suburb in Maidstone, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7753)
Where does shepway come from?
The name is recorded in 1227 as Shepweye, meaning "route for sheep", and later as Shepway. Equivalent to sheep + way.

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