Etymology

Shepperton

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Today it means: A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in the county of Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0867). Full definition →

Old English Scepertūn
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromScepertūn“shepherd's town”
  2. English todayShepperton

From Old English Scepertūn (“shepherd's town”), equivalent to shepherd + -ton.

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