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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shipley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Scipelei(a) 1086 DB 1160 Riev
  • Scippeleia 1172–94 YDi
  • Schipeleia, Schipeley 12 Riev 1288 YI
  • Sippele 1227 Pat
  • Shepele(y) 1225 FF 1303 KF
  • Scheplei, Scheplay 1316 Vill 1379 PT
  • Shiplay, Shipley 1468 YDiii 1531 WillY 1554 FF 1566 WillY

Etymology

'Forest-clearing used for sheep', v. scēap , lēah . The spellings are mainly from the ONb  form scīp (as in Skipton pt. vi infra ), but those in Shepe - are from the Merc  scēp (as in Shepley ii, 250supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name