Shipley is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England.

The name derives from the Old English scēap ('sheep') and lēah ('open ground, such as meadow, pasture, or arable land').

[3] The western River Adur flows through the village, where it meets a significant tributary, Lancing Brook.

[2] Shipley was home to Hilaire Belloc[4] who in 1906 purchased Kings Land, with a house, 5 acres (2 ha) and Shipley Windmill, which was used in the television series Jonathan Creek as Creek's residence.

[5] The churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin is the burial place of composer John Ireland (1879–1962).