to the north. The Swan Sanctuary and two SSSIs, one of which is managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust, are nearby.

Toponymy

The first written record of Shepperton is from a charter of 959, in which it appears as Scepertune. The name is thought to derive from the Old English scep (sheep), hirde (herdsman) and tun (enclosure, farm or settlement).

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