Shiplake
Sign in to saveShiplake consists of three settlements: Shiplake, Shiplake Cross and Lower Shiplake. Together these villages form a civil parish situated beside the River Thames south of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The river forms the parish boundary to the east and south, and also the county boundary between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The villages have two discrete centres separated by agricultural land. The 2011 Census records the parish (on its adjusted scale) population as 1,954 and containing 679 homes. The A4155 main road linking Henley with Reading, Berkshire passes through the parish.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Shiplake
- UK place.static_image_name
- Shiplake SSPeter&Paul SSE.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parish church of Saint Peter and Paul
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU7678
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 1954
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 4.44
- UK place.civil_parish
- Shiplake
- UK place.shire_district
- South Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Oxfordshire
- Population
- +1954
- Area
- +4.44
- Body of water
- River Thames
- Official website
- shiplakevillages.com
- Image
- Thames-side between Wargrave and Charvil - geograph.org.uk - 287736.jpg
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- P8168
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- P12749
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- Parish church
- Economic and social history
- Amenities
- Public transport
- Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta
- Notable residents
- See also
- Nearest places
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Shiplake consists of three settlements: Shiplake, Shiplake Cross and Lower Shiplake. Together these villages form a civil parish situated beside the River Thames south of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The river forms the parish boundary to the east and south, and also the county boundary between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The villages have two discrete centres separated by agricultural land. The 2011 Census records the parish (on its adjusted scale) population as 1,954 and containing 679 homes. The A4155 main road linking Henley with Reading, Berkshire passes through the parish.
The largest settlement is Lower Shiplake, formerly Lashbrook, centred around Shiplake railway station on the Henley Branch Line. It is the economic centre of the parish and contains a store & post office, butcher shop and The Baskerville pub, as well as most of the homes in the parish.