Steep

settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
Steep
Hampshire
SU7425
refce: HANTSLOC.t

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LII.12

Steep
otherwise: Stepe, 1100-1199?; Stupe, 1200; Stiepe, la, 1230

refce: Coates 1989
STEEP
Clearly Old English 'stiepe'='steep place', from 'steap'='steep'. There is quite a steep drop from the downland to the Weald here.

old map
Steep
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - East Mean Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU72.jpg)

old map
Islip
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788 (perhaps)
- settlement, village - East Mean Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU72.jpg)

old map
Islep
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742 (perhaps)
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
refce: Badeslade 1742

old map
Steepe
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - Eastmeane Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
(MRD2SU72.jpg)

old map
Steep
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, village - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.30)
(OG30SU72.jpg)

old map
Steep
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- village - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.81)
(OG81SU72.jpg)

old map
Steepe
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Eastmeane Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU72.jpg)

table of distances
Steep
Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
refce: Simmons 1643
(SIM1SMAL.jpg)

old map
Steepe
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Eastmeane Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU72.jpg)

old map
Steepe
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - East Meane Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU72.jpg)

old map
Islep
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
probably?

refce: Saxton 1575
(SAX1SU72.jpg)

domesday
Menes
Listed in Domesday Book
- Mene Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
refce: Moody 1862 (Domesday)

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001