Shipley Lake
lake or loch · Derbyshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Shipley Lake is likely an Old English name. 'Scip-leah' means 'ship clearing' or 'clearing where ships are kept'. The 'lake' element is a later addition.
Word origins
- scip
- Old Englishship(from scip "ship")
- leah
- Old Englishclearing, meadow(from leah "clearing")
- lacu
- Old Englishlake, pool(from lacu "lake")