Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Scipton(e), Sciptun 1086 DB 1166 1191 1226 FF 1259 Font

• Sciptun in Cravene 1275 YI

• Scipeton' 1130 YChvii

• Schipton 12 Font 1276 RH

• Schipetonia 1146-53 YChvii

• Schippetun 1155-64 ib

• Shipton in Cravene 1241 Pat

• Skipton(e), Skypton(e) 1120 Dugdvi 1120–1260 YChvii 1210–12 RBE 1219 FF 1246 Assii 1546 YChant

• Skypton(e) in Craven 1278 Ch 1290 Baild 1587 YDvi

• Skyptoun in Craven 1318 Ripi 1344 YDiv

• Scupton 1204 Ch 1253

• Skyppeton in Craven 1278 Furn

Etymology

'Sheep farm', from ONb  scīp, tūn. Initial Sk - in the great majority of forms (as in Skibeden infra ) is due to ON influence. For the affix v. Craven 1supra .