English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Shipleybridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burstow

Historical Forms

  • Shipley bridge 1534 LP
  • Schiple 1332 SR
  • Shiple 1344 FF

Etymology

Shipleybridge is Shipley bridge 1534 LP, and was the home of John de Schiple (1332 SR), Shiple (1344 FF). 'Sheep clearing,' v. leah . Cf. to scipleage BCS 620.