▁is ▁largely ▁a rable ▁far ml and ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁low ▁hills ▁and ▁valle ys ; ▁the ▁soil ▁is ▁light ▁and ▁very ▁sand y ▁and ▁the ▁sub so il ▁gra vel . ▁The ▁parish ▁contains ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁North re pp s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁F rog sh all , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁Fox ▁Hills , ▁and ▁Cross dale ▁Street , ▁which ▁str add les ▁the ▁A 1 4 9 ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁parish . ▁The ▁A 1 4 0 ▁begins ▁at ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁A 1 4 9 ▁within ▁the ▁parish . ▁The ▁name ▁North re pp s ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁word ▁rep el , ▁meaning ▁stri ps ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁a ▁fen ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁til led . ▁ ▁History ▁Ev idence ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁occup ants ▁of ▁North re pp s ▁have ▁always ▁been ▁agricult ur ally ▁based . ▁This ▁is ▁confirmed ▁by ▁entries ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁village ' s ▁name ▁listed ▁as ▁Nor h rep es ▁and ▁Nor rep es . ▁The ▁main ▁ten ant ▁was ▁William ▁de ▁War enne . ▁The ▁survey ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁reason ably ▁low . ▁The ▁survey ▁also ▁state ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁ 1 ▁free ▁man ▁of ▁K et el ' s , ▁at ▁ ▁of ▁land . ▁Always ▁ 2 ▁vill agers , ▁ 5 ▁small hold ers , ▁p ann age ▁for ▁ 5 ▁sw ine , ▁always ▁ 1 ▁pl ough , ▁