^Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Shippon", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press
^ abWilliam 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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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April 14, 2024
shippon, cattle, shed, barn, village, oxfordshire, england, mile, west, abingdon, largest, village, civil, parish, helen, without, vale, white, horse, district, berkshire, until, transferred, oxfordshire, 1974, dalton, barracks, located, village, name, recorde. For a cattle shed see barn Shippon is a village in Oxfordshire England 1 mile west of Abingdon It is the largest village in the civil parish of St Helen Without in Vale of White Horse District It was in Berkshire until it was transferred to Oxfordshire in 1974 The Dalton Barracks are located in the village The name was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scipene meaning cattle shed 1 It was a manor in the large parish of St Helen s Abingdon and was held by Abingdon Abbey until the 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 ShipponShipponLocation within OxfordshireOS grid referenceSU4898Civil parishSt Helen WithoutDistrictVale of White HorseShire countyOxfordshireRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townOxfordPostcode districtOX13Dialling code01235PoliceThames ValleyFireOxfordshireAmbulanceSouth CentralUK ParliamentOxford West and AbingdonList of places UK England Oxfordshire 51 40 30 N 1 18 11 W 51 675 N 1 303 W 51 675 1 303References edit 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help External links editWootton and Dry Sandford website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shippon amp oldid 1044009474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
