Shipton, Gloucestershire

Shipton
St Oswald's Church in Shipton Oliffe
Shipton Location within Gloucestershire
Population	365 (2011 Census)
District	Cotswold
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cheltenham.
Postcode district	GL54
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	The Cotswolds

The twin villages of Shipton Oliffe and Shipton Solars are situated just 7 miles (11 km) from Cheltenham. The River Coln, just a small stream at this point, flows through the village over two fords and innumerable little water splashes, creating ornamental lakes in private properties.[1] The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 365.[2]

The name Shipton, meaning "sheep farmstead", indicates that sheep farming occurred here long before the Norman invasion.[3] The Domesday Book refers to two manors, Oliffe and Solers, each with its own church. In 1871, they were united as one parish.[3] The former rectory of St Oswald's, Shipton Olife, is a Grade II listed Victorian baronial house, built in 1863 by Thomas Fulljames.

The Gloucestershire Way long-distance footpath passes through the village.

Shipton Oliffe is represented by the county councillor for Northleach division and the district councillor for Sandywell ward on Cotswold District Council.

See also

• St Mary's Church, Shipton Solars

References

1. "The story of our village". The Shipton History Project. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
3. "Parishes: Shipton Oliffe and Shipton Solers Pages 187-208 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 9, Bradley Hundred. The Northleach Area of the Cotswolds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

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