More info about the name "Shipley"

Shipley is an Anglo-Saxon locational name for people who come from Shipley in Sussex, Shorpshire, Durham, Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The place name Shipley itself is derived from the older 'Sciple or Scipeleia', derived from the Old English words 'sceap or scip', which means 'sheep', and 'leah', which means 'clearing or meadow'.