Shipley.
A number of places in England:
Meaning & usage
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4444).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Eglingham parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1416).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Claverley parish, south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8095).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1421).
A number of places in England: A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
An unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.
A hamlet near Blackheath, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
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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