Shipton Thorpe
Parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.874, -0.704 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 85 42 |
| Dialling code: | 01430 (Market Weighton) |
Shipton Thorpe is a small, largely rural parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, sitting on the A1079 corridor between York and Hull and just a short distance from the market town of Market Weighton. It occupies a pleasant position on the edge of the rolling Yorkshire Wolds, so the landscape is a mix of arable fields, hedgerows and gently undulating countryside popular with walkers and cyclists.
Economically the area remains rooted in farming, with a scattering of traditional farmsteads and smallholdings, though many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Socially it retains the feel of a close-knit village community with a quiet, unhurried rhythm; historically there are traces of longstanding settlement and the local vernacular architecture reflects the agricultural heritage of the region.
Postcode districts covering Shipton Thorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Kingston upon Hull 17 miles27.4 km
- York 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Scunthorpe 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Beverley 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Selby 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Goole 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Brough and Elloughton 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Thorne 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Driffield 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Haxby 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Barton-upon-Humber 17.1 miles27.4 km
- Hedon 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Shiptonthorpe Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Market Weighton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Londesborough Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Everingham Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hayton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Goodmanham Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wolds Weighton Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Sancton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Bielby Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- South Cliffe Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holme upon Spalding Moor Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Nunburnholme Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Shipton Thorpe
YO43 3PH, YO43 3QP, YO43 3PF, YO43 3PB, YO43 3RY, YO43 3PP, YO43 3PN, YO43 3PG, YO43 3PJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.8 miles47.9 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 39 miles62.7 km
- Gilberdyke Railway Station 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Eastrington Railway Station 8.8 miles14.2 km
Hotels near Shipton Thorpe Ad
- Yorkway Motel 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Feathers 2 5 miles8 km
- The Kilnwick Percy Resort and Golf Club 5 miles8 km
- Cave Castle Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
Local points of interest
- Beverley Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Meaux Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles24.1 km
- University of York University 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Wentworth College College 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Boothferry Park Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Kingston Communications Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Normanby Park Estate 16.7 miles27 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 17 miles27.3 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 17 miles27.4 km