The story
- Old English · inherited fromċīepa“merchant, tradesman”
- English todayChepstow
From Old English ċīepa (“merchant, tradesman”) + stōw (“place”), to denote a marketplace or trading center.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chepstow
Today it means: A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the border with England but separated by the River Wye (OS grid ref ST5393). Full definition →
Old English ċīepa