Etymology

Shepway

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Today it means: a suburb in Maidstone, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7753) Full definition →

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The story

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

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