Shipton

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proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounShipton (usually uncountable, plural Shiptons)

plural Shiptons

  1. uncountableusuallyA surname.
  2. uncountableusuallyA village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0318).
  3. uncountableusuallyA 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).

    Synonyms: Shipton-by-Beningbrough

  4. uncountableusuallyA small village and civil parish (served by Easthope, Shipton and Stanton Long Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5691).

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA 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).

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APA

Shipton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipton

MLA

“Shipton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shipton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipton.

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