Country: | England |
Official Name: | Shipton Bellinger |
Static Image Name: | Village Street, Shipton Bellinger - geograph.org.uk - 899074.jpg |
Coordinates: | 51.207°N -1.669°W |
Map Type: | Hampshire |
Population: | 1,504 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census)[1] |
Shire County: | Hampshire |
Shire District: | Test Valley |
Civil Parish: | Shipton Bellinger |
Region: | South East England |
Constituency Westminster: | Romsey and Southampton North |
Post Town: | TIDWORTH |
Postcode District: | SP9 |
Postcode Area: | SP |
Dial Code: | 01980 |
Os Grid Reference: | SU231454 |
Website: | Parish council |
Shipton Bellinger is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.
Shipton Bellinger is about 5miles north-east of the town of Amesbury and 12miles north-east of the city of Salisbury. It is on the A338 road, near its junction with the A303 road. It is in the Test Valley council district but its post town is Tidworth in Wiltshire.
The village is surrounded by Salisbury Plain. It is close to Tidworth Camp and a number of British Army families live in the village.
Notable features in the village include the Norman Church of England parish church of Saint Peter and the River Bourne.
Village facilities include a public house, a sports and social club, a village shop and visiting Mobile Post Office, a primary school, a village hall and a garage.