The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book as either Chipuic or Capuic in the Allerton hundred. Chipuic or Capuic is translated from Old Scandinavian as meaning market-place. At the time of the Norman invasion the manor was split among Orm, son of Gamil, Arnketil and Gillemicel.
The village is referenced twice in the Domesday Book as either Chipuic or Capuic within the Allerton hundred. These names are derived from Old Scandinavian to mean market-place. During the Norman invasion, the manor was divided among Orm, son of Gamil, Arnketil, and Gillemicel.