Shipley
village · West Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Shipley means 'woodland clearing frequented by sheep'. 'Leah' signifies a clearing in a wood or a meadow.
Word origins
- Ship
- Old EnglishAttestedsheep(from scip "sheep")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from leah "woodland clearing, meadow")
Historical forms
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