Sheppey
noun
Isle of Sheppey an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
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Historical Examples of sheppey
Ahead the northeast headland of the Isle of Sheppey was bulking large and near.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
Other accounts say that these nuns were removed to Minster, in Sheppey.
The Dover RoadCharles G. Harper
I did a little at Sheppey, but it's so hard for a poor man to get his hands on a machine.
MarriageH. G. Wells
And more, fruits and seeds are found in it, especially at the Isle of Sheppey.
Town GeologyCharles Kingsley
In that same year, "heathen men sat over winter in Sheppey."
Early BritainGrant Allen