Shiptonthorpe
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| Shiptonthorpe | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 The Ship Inn, Shiptonthorpe | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE852433 |
| Location: | 53°52’46"N, -0°42’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 503 (2011) |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO43 |
| Dialling code: | 01430 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Shiptonthorpe is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, standing between two small market towns of the East Riding, about five miles south-east of Pocklington, and two miles north-west of Market Weighton.
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 503.
The village has a petrol station, a church, a shop, and a Renault main dealer. Shiptonthorpe’s two pubs have both closed. On the outskirts of the village there is a garden centre called Langlands.
Shiptonthorpe was served by Londesborough railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1965.[1]
Churches
The parish church is All Saints.[2] It is a Grade I listed building.[3]
The Methodist Church, a modern building, has closed and been put up for sale.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Shiptonthorpe) |
- National Heritage List 1310431: Shiptonthorpe
- Shiptonthorpe in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ All Saints, Shiptonthorpe: Pocklington Group of Churches
- ↑ National Heritage List 1310431: Church of All Saints (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Sale details: Shiptonthorpe Methodist Church