Shipley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shipley
Historical Forms
- Scapeleia 1073 France
- Scapuleia c.1080,a.1096 Sele
- Sepelei 1086 DB
- Shepele, Shepeleye 1235 FF 1509 LP
- Sheple 1400 IpmR 1428 FA
- Sapele 1194 P
- Shepisle 1267 FF
- Shepesle 1312 Cl
- Shipele 1312 Cl
Etymology
OE scēapalēage (dat.), 'sheep-clearing,' v. sceap , leah .