Shap
Parish in Westmorland and Furness, England
| Coordinates: | 54.518, -2.675 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 56 13 |
| Population: | 1,264 |
| Dialling code: | 01931 |
Shap sits on the eastern edge of the fells where the Lake District gives way to the rolling heights of the Pennines, with the valley of the River Lowther and nearby summits such as Shap Fell shaping a stark, open landscape. The village is well known for its strong granite - "Shap granite" has been quarried locally for generations - and for the atmospheric ruins of Shap Abbey, set into agricultural land and hinting at the area’s medieval past; the route of an old Roman road also crosses the surrounding uplands. The modern arteries of the M6 and the West Coast Main Line sweep past, underlining the contrast between remote scenery and transport links.
Today Shap remains a small rural community whose economy mixes farming, quarrying and tourism, with walkers and climbers drawn to the fells and lanes. Local social life is centred on village amenities and seasonal events such as the long‑running agricultural show, while the surrounding landscape supports a close‑knit feel and a strong sense of local history within the new unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, England.
Postcode districts covering Shap
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Shap Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Shap Rural Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Crosby Ravensworth Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Bampton Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Newby Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Little Strickland Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Sleagill Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Eamont and Shap Ward 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Great Strickland Parish 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Morland Built-up area 5.7 miles9.2 km
- King's Meaburn Parish 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Lowther Parish 6.1 miles9.8 km
Example postcodes in Shap
CA10 2NU, CA10 3NH, CA10 3PQ, CA10 3JU, CA10 3LE, CA10 3BN, CA10 3LB, CA10 3LW, CA10 3LR … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 50 miles80.4 km
- Newcastle International Airport 53.1 miles85.5 km
- Appleby Railway Station 8.7 miles14 km
- Penrith Railway Station 10.5 miles16.9 km
Hotels near Shap Ad
- Westmorland Hotel Tebay 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Kings Arms 0.6 miles1 km
- Shap Wells Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Kings Arms 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Appleby Manor Hotel & Garden Spa 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Appleby Castle 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Tufton Arms Hotel 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Macdonald Leeming House 4 9 miles14.5 km
Schools in Shap
- Shap Endowed C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Lowther Castle Estate 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Brocavum Archaeological site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Wray Castle Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Lune Forest Forest 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Terry Bank Estate 19.8 miles31.9 km