Shipton Gorge
| Shipton Gorge | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Martin | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY497915 |
| Location: | 50°43’16"N, 2°42’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 350 (est.) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
| Website: | Shiptongorge.org.uk |
Shipton Gorge is a village in south-western Dorset, three miles east of Bridport. It is a small place with a population in the parish of about 350 according to estimates.
In 1086 in the Domesday Book Shipton Gorge is recorded as Sepetone.[1] The village is named after the de Gorges family who owned the land in the Middle Ages.
The parish church is St Martin's, which used to be a chapel of Burton Bradstock. The church was rebuilt in 1862, except for its west tower which dates from around 1400.[2]
The village is provided with a King George V Playing Field.
The terrain surrounding the village is hilly. Northeast of the village is Shipton Hill, which offers good views of the surrounding countryside from its 558-foot summit. On the hill is evidence of a prehistoric settlement.[3]
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References
- ↑ Place name: Shipton Gorge, Dorset Folio: 75r Great Domesday Book (National Archives)
- ↑ 'Shipton Gorge', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West (1952), pp. 221-223
- ↑ West Dorset Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 18.