Shiptonthorpe

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Shiptonthorpe

Unitary authority

East Riding of Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

East Riding of Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townYORKPostcode districtYO43Dialling code01430PoliceHumbersideFire Humberside AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

East Yorkshire

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°52′46″N 0°42′19″W / 53.879312°N 0.705303°W / 53.879312; -0.705303

Shiptonthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-east of the market town of Pocklington and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of the market town of Market Weighton.

According to the 2011 UK census, Shiptonthorpe parish had a population of 503,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 419.^[2]

In Shiptonthorpe there is a petrol station, two Churches, a shop, and a Renault main dealer. Two pubs that were in the village have now closed. The parish church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building.^[3] On the outskirts of the village there is a garden centre called Langlands, and a McDonald's (formerly a Little Chef) which opened in 2014.

The A1079 road runs through part of the village and plans for a bypass of the village were put forward in the 1989 Roads for Prosperity white paper but were subsequently dropped.

Shiptonthorpe was served by Londesborough railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1965.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Shipton Thorpe Parish (1170211254)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Shipton Thorpe Parish (00FB125)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1310431)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.