Shipton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.028, -1.164 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 54 59 |
Shipton is a small civil parish in North Yorkshire, set in rolling agricultural countryside typical of the county. The settlement has medieval roots reflected in its parish church and a scatter of stone farmhouses and cottages along narrow lanes, giving it a quietly historic character.
Life in Shipton is largely rural and community‑centred: agriculture still shapes the local economy, while some residents commute to larger towns and cities such as York. The parish maintains an active social calendar around the church and village hall, and is popular with walkers and riders who enjoy the network of public footpaths and hedgerow landscape.
Postcode districts covering Shipton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 22.1 miles35.6 km
- York 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Harrogate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Castleford 22.4 miles36 km
- Pontefract 24 miles38.6 km
- Yeadon 23.6 miles38 km
- Selby 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Guiseley 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Horsforth 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Northallerton 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Ripon 16.6 miles26.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Shipton Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Beningbrough Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Overton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Newton-on-Ouse Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Skelton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Moor Monkton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Nun Monkton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Wigginton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Haxby & Wigginton Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Upper Poppleton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Linton-on-Ouse Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Rawcliffe Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Shipton
YO30 1AG, YO30 1AB, YO30 1AL, YO30 1AJ, YO30 1BH, YO30 1BR, YO30 1DE, YO30 1AH, YO30 1AP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Poppleton Railway Station 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Hammerton Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Shipton Ad
- Clementine's Guest House 5 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Grand, York 5 5.7 miles9.1 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Mercure York Fairfield Manor Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Aldwark Manor Estate 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
Schools in Shipton
- Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 5.5 miles8.8 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Wentworth College College 7.1 miles11.4 km
- University of York University 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 10.6 miles17 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Castle Howard Country house 12.3 miles19.8 km