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Shipley, West Yorkshire. Shipley is a historic market town and civil parish [1] in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Located on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Shipley is directly north of the city of Bradford. The population of Shipley at the 2011 Census was 15,483.
Shipley Do-Nuts began in 1936 by Lawrence Shipley. When Shipley first created his recipe, his doughnuts were cut by hand, served warm during the day, and sold for $0.05 (equivalent to $1.1 in 2023) per dozen. Shipley and his family worked at their original bakery on 1417 Crockett Street in Houston, Texas.
Nov 11, 2021 · The name for the town and parish of Shipley derives from the old English for ‘sheep meadow’, with its origins coming from being first settled in the bronze age, coined most likely by the farming and livestock community that was built up to support those living in the area.
Shipley is home to one of the oldest working tramways in the UK, the Shipley Glen Tramway, which has been transporting visitors since 1895. The town’s name is derived from the Old English ‘sceap’ (sheep) and ‘leah’ (clearing), indicating its early role in sheep farming.
- A Simple and Irresistible Idea
- Like Father Like Son: The Shipley’s Franchisefamily Legacy
- A Time of Great Growth
It all began with a delicious idea: create a gourmet donut so irresistible it would become a generational favorite. The year was 1936, and Shipley Do-Nuts creator, Lawrence Shipley, knew it wouldn’t be enough just to make and sell that donut; he would have to back it up with consistency and customer service. So, he made sure to cut each donut by ha...
Lawrence Jr. spent his entire childhood watching his father and mother grow the Shipley Do-Nuts name, so it was no surprise that as a grown man, he would join his parents in their efforts and keep building on their legacy. Lawrence Jr. would work in the family business his entire life, continuing his father’s vision and turning Shipley Do-Nuts into...
In the late 2000s, Shipley Do-Nutsbegan a phase of rapid expansion, opening new locations in Florida, Colorado, and Oklahoma and expanding in states we already serve, like Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas— great news for our brand and our franchisees! Best of all, our decades of growth have allowed us to give back to the communitieswe serve....
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History. Toponymy. The place-name Shipley derives from two words: the Old English scīp ('sheep', a Northumbrian dialect form, contrasting with the Anglian dialect form scēp which underlies modern English sheep) and lēah meaning either 'a forest, wood, glade, clearing' or, later, 'a pasture, meadow'.
Shipley is a town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, amongst the close-set industrial towns of the West Riding, such that it has become in effect a commuter-suburb for nearby Bradford. The town stands by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford. The population at the 2011 Census was recorded at 15,483.
