Shipley en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɪpli/
- shĭpʹlē
Etymology
From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“meadow, field, pasture”), thus a field for grazing sheep; equivalent to sheep + -ley. Compare Gateley (literally “goat lea”).
Meanings
- 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