Re: Does "SHAP-land" mean "land of sheep" ?
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In reply to:
Does "SHAP-land" mean "land of sheep" ?
1/03/02
I am also of the Shapland/Shopland descent.I have a history of the name that says Shap is most often associated with sheep, but in the north of England, it can also mean "heap of stones".So we either have land with sheep or a rocky land.