A market stemming from its formative years still survives .
Skipton became a prosperous market town , trading sheep and woollen goods : its name derives from the Old English sceap ( sheep ) and tun ( town or village ) .
A market stemming from Skipton 's formative years still survives .
Skipton became a prosperous market town , trading sheep and woollen goods : its name derives from the Old English sceap ( sheep ) and tun ( town or village ) .