Skipsea
Major Settlement in the Parish of Skipsea
Historical Forms
- Skipse, Skypse 12th Bridl 1160–2 YCh c.1400 Melsa
- Skypse in Holdernesse, Skypse in Holdernes 1295 Meaux
- Skipsee 1302 Ebor 1352 Ipm 1437 HMC(Bev) 1505 Sanct
- Skipsea 1442 ADiv
- Skipsey 1600 FF
- Scipse 1226 Ebor 1260 Rental 1287 ADiv
- Skipese 1269 Ebor
- Schipse 1292 YI
- Skaypse 1304 YI
- Skepsey 1552 FF
Etymology
'Lake with a ship or on which a ship could sail,' from OScand skip and OE sǣ or OScand sǽr 'sea, lake.' Cf. Skipatjom (Kålund i, 586), 'tarn of the ships' and v. Kilnsea supra 15, Skipsea Mere infra .