Shipston-on-Stour
Also known as Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire
Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in southern Warwickshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Stour, south-southeast of Stratford-upon-Avon, 10 miles (16 km) north-northwest of Chipping Norton, south of Warwick and 14.5 miles (23 km) west of Banbury. In the 2021 census, Shipston-on-Stour had a population of 5,849.
Key facts
- UK place.shire_county
- Warwickshire
- UK place.official_name
- Shipston-on-Stour
- UK place.static_image_name
- Shipston-on-Stour, High Street, geograph 3641703 by John Sutton.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 275
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 4.92
- UK place.static_image_caption
- High Street, Shipston-on-Stour.
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP2540
- UK place.population
- 5,849
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Shipston-on-Stour
- UK place.shire_district
- Stratford-on-Avon
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology linked to sheep and wool trade
- Church (vestry) administration, township and parish formation
- A staging post for stagecoaches and regional market
- Early Victorian times
- Poor law union and rural district
- County exclave
- Amenities
- Public services
- Transport
- Media
- Governance
- Notable people
- Cultural references
- References
- Sources
- External links
Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in southern Warwickshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Stour, south-southeast of Stratford-upon-Avon, 10 miles (16 km) north-northwest of Chipping Norton, south of Warwick and 14.5 miles (23 km) west of Banbury. In the 2021 census, Shipston-on-Stour had a population of 5,849.
This area is sometimes termed the Vale of Red Horse, close to the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire borders.
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