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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")