Skipton, North Yorkshire
The name Skipton means 'sheep-town', a northern dialect form of Shipton. Its name derives from the Old English sceap (sheep) and tun (town or village). The name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The town was important during the English Civil War, and was the site of prisoner-of-war camps during the First and Second World Wars.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipton
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Skipton, North Yorkshire
The name Skipton means 'sheep-town', a northern dialect form of Shipton. Its name derives from the Old English sceap (sheep) and tun (town or village). The name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The town was important during the English Civil War, and was the site of prisoner-of-war camps during the First and Second World Wars.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipton
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