# Shepley

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village in Kirkburton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1909).
3. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shepley