Shipley

S1H4I1P3L1E1Y4
/ˈʃɪpli/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4444).

OriginOld English scēap →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4444).
    2. A hamlet in Eglingham parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1416).
    3. A hamlet in Claverley parish, south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8095).
    4. A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1421).
    5. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
  2. An unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.
  3. A hamlet near Blackheath, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English

Origin

  1. Old Englishscēap“sheep”
  2. EnglishShipley

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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APA

Shipley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipley

MLA

“Shipley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shipley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shipley.

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