Meanings
plural Shiptons
- uncountableusuallyA surname.
- uncountableusuallyA village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0318).
- 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
- 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).
Cite this entry
Shipton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipton
“Shipton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shipton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipton.
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