In the place names Chipping Norton and Chipping Sodbury what does 'Chipping' mean?
Chipping Sodbury Chipping Sodbury Chipping Sodbury is a market town in the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire, south-west England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus (or le Gros). It is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Sodbury, which also includes the village of Old Sodbury. Little Sodbury is a nearby but separate civil parish. Sodbury parish council has elected to be known as Sodbury Town Council. At the 2001 census the population of Chipping Sodbury was 5,066, but in the last decade the town has become part of a much larger built-up area due to the rapid expansion
Chipping Sodbury School in conjunction with Brimsham Green School in Yate. Chipping Sodbury School Chipping Sodbury School is a coeducational foundation secondary school and sixth form, located in Chipping Sodbury in the English county of Gloucestershire. Chipping Sodbury School is administered by South Gloucestershire Council, and as a foundation school it is supported by Chipping Sodbury School Co-operative Trust. The school also has a specialism in technology. Chipping Sodbury School offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs. The