Shippon
| Shippon | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Oxford | |
| Postcode district | OX13 | |
| Dialling code | 01235 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Oxfordshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Shippon is a village in
Dissolution in 1538. It was then acquired by the Duchy of Cornwall, which still owns it.[2]
Shippon became a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1865. The parish church of St Mary Magdalene was built in 1855 to a design of Gilbert Scott.[2]
References
- ^ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Shippon", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press
- ^ a b William Page and P.H. Ditchfield (eds) (1924). "Parishes: St. Helen's". A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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