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Shipley.

A number of places in England:

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈʃɪpli/
  1. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4444).

  2. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Eglingham parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1416).

  3. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Claverley parish, south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8095).

  4. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1421).

  5. A number of places in England: A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

  6. An unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.

  7. A hamlet near Blackheath, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

  8. A habitational surname from Old English

Where this word comes from

From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“meadow, field, pasture”), thus a field for grazing sheep; equivalent to sheep + -ley. Compare Gateley (literally “goat lea”).

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