Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.8793°N -0.7053°W |
Official Name: | Shiptonthorpe |
Static Image: | The Ship Inn, Shiptonthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 179582.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The Ship Inn, Shiptonthorpe |
Population: | 503 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Civil Parish: | Shiptonthorpe |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | Bridlington and The Wolds |
Post Town: | YORK |
Postcode District: | YO43 |
Postcode Area: | YO |
Dial Code: | 01430 |
Os Grid Reference: | SE852433 |
Shiptonthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5miles southeast of the market town of Pocklington and 2miles northwest of the market town of Market Weighton. According to the 2011 UK census, Shiptonthorpe parish had a population of 503, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 419.
It has a petrol station, two churches, a shop, and a Renault main dealer. The Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building. On the outskirts, there is a garden centre called Langlands, and a McDonald's (previously a Little Chef) which opened in 2014. It formerly had two pubs.
The A1079 road runs through it. Plans for a bypass, put forward in the 1989 Roads for Prosperity white paper, but were later dropped.
From 1847 to 1965, Shiptonthorpe was served by Londesborough railway station on the York to Beverley Line.