Shipley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shipley
Historical Forms
- Scipelei 1086 DB
- Scipleie c.1160 Rufford
- S(c)hippelæa 1177 P
- S(c)hippele(a), S(c)hippeleg', S(c)hippeley(e) 1188 1243 Fees c.1250 AddCh 1265 Misc 1302 FA 1371 Cor
- Schippleya 1233–48 Darley
- Sippeleg' 1229 Ch
- S(c)hipley(e), S(c)hypley(e), -ley(e) 1284–6 FA 1288 Orig 1301 Pat 1330 Ass
- Shepley 1289 Abbr
- Sheepley Eliz ChancP
Etymology
Apparently 'clearing for sheep', v. scēap , lēah . The frequent early forms in -pp - are noteworthy.