Etymology

Skipton

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9851). Full definition →

Old English sċēap
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  1. Old English · derived fromsċēap“sheep”
  2. English todaySkipton

From Old English sċēap (“sheep”) (with change from sh to sk due to Scandinavian influence) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsċēap all →

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