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 miles
- York 5.8 miles
- Harrogate 15.6 miles
- Castleford 22.4 miles
- Pontefract 24 miles
- Yeadon 23.6 miles
- Selby 17.5 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.4 miles
- Guiseley 24.8 miles
- Horsforth 23.4 miles
- Northallerton 24.3 miles
- Ripon 16.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shipton Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Beningbrough Parish 1.5 miles
- Overton Parish 2 miles
- Newton-on-Ouse Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Skelton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Moor Monkton Parish 2.7 miles
- Nun Monkton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Wigginton Built-up area 3 miles
- Haxby & Wigginton Ward 3.1 miles
- Upper Poppleton Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Linton-on-Ouse Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Rawcliffe Parish 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Shipton
YO30 1BT, YO30 1BL, YO30 1AB, YO30 1AP, YO30 1BJ, YO30 1AR, YO30 1BN, YO30 1AD, YO30 1AH … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 34.9 miles
- Poppleton Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Hammerton Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Shipton Ad
- Clementine's Guest House 5 5.1 miles
- The Grand, York 5 5.7 miles
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 5.2 miles
- The Minster Hotel York 3 5.4 miles
- Golden Fleece York 3 5.9 miles
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- Hedley House Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- Mercure York Fairfield Manor Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 6.6 miles
- Aldwark Manor Estate 4 5.4 miles
Schools in Shipton
- Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 5.1 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 5.5 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles
- Wentworth College College 7.1 miles
- University of York University 7.2 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 7.8 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 9.5 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 10.6 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 12.1 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 12.1 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 12.3 miles