Shipton
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.02, -1.159 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 55 58 |
| Dialling code: | 01904 (York) |
Shipton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, situated roughly six miles north of York. Set amid gently rolling arable countryside and close to the floodplain of the River Ouse, it lies not far from the National Trust’s country house at Beningbrough Hall, giving the area an appealing mix of rural tranquillity and easy access to city amenities.
The settlement has historic roots and a compact cluster of traditional stone buildings that reflect its agricultural past. Local life tends to combine farming, a modest amount of countryside tourism thanks to nearby attractions and walking routes, and a population that increasingly commutes into York, so the village retains a strong local community feel rather than any large commercial centre.
Postcode districts covering Shipton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 21.9 miles
- York 5.2 miles
- Harrogate 15.7 miles
- Castleford 22 miles
- Pontefract 23.5 miles
- Yeadon 23.5 miles
- Selby 17 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.1 miles
- Guiseley 24.7 miles
- Goole 24.7 miles
- Horsforth 23.3 miles
- Northallerton 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Overton Parish 1.5 miles
- Beningbrough Parish 1.6 miles
- Skelton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Moor Monkton Parish 2.4 miles
- Newton-on-Ouse Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Wigginton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Nun Monkton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Upper Poppleton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Haxby & Wigginton Ward 2.9 miles
- Rawcliffe Parish 3.1 miles
- Nether Poppleton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Shipton
YO30 1DF, YO30 1AA, YO30 1AF, YO30 1BF, YO30 1DE, YO30 1BQ, YO30 1BW, YO30 1BT, YO30 1BN … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 35.5 miles
- Poppleton Railway Station 3.1 miles
- York Railway Station 5.1 miles
Hotels near Shipton Ad
- The Churchill Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4 4.7 miles
- Mercure York Fairfield Manor Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- The Bay Horse Inn 3 5.8 miles
- The Fat Badger 4 5 miles
- The Minster Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- Hotel Clementine 4 4.6 miles
- Malmaison York 4 5.1 miles
- The Milner York formerly the Principal York 5 5.1 miles
- B+B York 3 4.6 miles
Schools in Shipton
- Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 4.6 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles
- Wentworth College College 6.6 miles
- University of York University 6.7 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 7.4 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 9.3 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 10.3 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11.1 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 11.6 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 11.6 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 12.4 miles