In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shipton like this:
SHIPTON, a township-chapelry, with a village, in Overton parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the Northeastern railway, 6 miles NW by N of York. It has a station on the railway, and a post-office under York. Acres, 1,840. Real property, £2,820. Pop., 440. Houses, 83. The manor belongs to the Hon. P. Dawnay. The living is annexed to Overton. The church is good, and has a tower and spire. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, an endowed grammar-school, and a national school.
Additional information about this locality is available for Overton
Shipton through time
Shipton is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shipton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shipton, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25248
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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