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Rh SHIPLEY WITH BEATON. 456 SHIPTON. mentary war. Sir Percy Burrell, Bart., ia lord of the manor and principal landowner. SHIPLEY WITH HEATON, a tnshp. and eccle- siastical district in the par. of Bradford, wap. of llorley, West Riding co. York, 11 milea from Leeds, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Bradford. It is a station on the Leeds and Bradford branch of the Midland railway. It is an extensive and populous village, situated on the S. side of the river Aire, at the junction of the Leeds and Bradford with the Bradford, Skipton, and Colne railway, also near the confluence of the Bradford and Leeds and Liverpool canals. It comprises, hesides the vil. of Shipley, the hmlts. of Shipley-Fields, Moor-Head, and Heaton Royds. The village, which is well built, con- tains a mechanics' institute, erected in 1855. It is lighted with gas, and partially paved. There is a local board of health. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the woollen and paper mills. In the vicinity are numerous quarries of freestone, and collie- ries producing coal of excellent quality. Adjoining tke township of Shipley is the hamlet of Saltaire, with an extensive weaving mill, covering an area of 5| acres, and employing 3,000 hands. It was built by Titus Salt, Esq., who also founded the hamlet for the factory ope- ratives, and which now contains over 500 houses. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, vol. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Bradford. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, has a tower containing six bells. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Church Sunday-school. The Baptists, Wesleyans, Primitive and Reformed Methodists, have each a place of worship. A fair for cattle is held on the third Monday in October. SHIPMEADOW, a par. in the hund. of Wangford, co. Suffolk, 2J miles W. of Beccles, its post town, and 3 E. of Bungay. The village, which is small and strag- gling, is situated on the road from Beccles to Bungay, and near the river Waveney. The inhabitants are chiefly agricultural. The Wangford union poorhouse is situated in this parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 220, and the glebe comprises 27 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 214. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, has a square embattled tower. The whole structure has been thoroughly restored, and a slate roof added in lieu of the old thatched one. The parochial charities pro- duce about 1 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. In 1854 a female penitentiary for the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk was established here. Mrs. A. M. Suckling is lady of the manor. SHIPPON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of St. Holen, hund. of Horner, co. Berks, 1 mile N.W. of Abingdon. The village is small and wholly agricul- tural. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Abing- don, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church is an ancient edifice. SHIPSLADE. See SHIPLET, co. Somerset. SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR, a par. and market town, formerly in the upper div. of Oswaldslow hund., co. Worcester, but now in the Blockley div. of Kineton hund., 16 miles S.W. of Warwick, and 83 N.W. of London. The Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton rail- way passes about 3 miles distant, to which there is a branch tramway for conveyance of goods. This place, which takes its name from the Saxon word seep, " a sheep," for the breeding of which animal it has long been celebrated, was formerly a township in the parish of Tredington, but was constituted a distinct parish by Act of Parliament in the reign of George I. It is sur- rounded by the counties of Warwick and Gloucester, from the former of which it is separated by the river Stour. The soil is fertile, but clayey, upon a substratum of blue lias, containing numerous fossil shells. There are extensive nursery grounds at Furze- hill, and on the Stratford road. The population in 1851 was 1,846, and in 1861, 1,760 the decrease being attri- buted to migration. The town is old and irregularly built, but contains some good houses. There is a branch bank connected with the Stonebridge and Kidder- minster bank, a savings-bank, and union poorhouse. The trade is now confined to agricultural produce, tho manufacture of shag, which was formerly extensively carried on, having declined. In the vicinity is Weston House, the seat of Sir George Philips. Shipston is a polling-place for the eastern division of the county. Petty sessions are held at the " George Inn" every alternate Saturday. The Poor-law Union comprises 13 parishes in Gloucestershire, 20 in Warwickshire, and 4 in Worcestershire. The superintendent registry and new County Court districts are co-extensive with the Poor-law Union. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 700. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. with that of Tidmington, 738, in the patron, of the dean and chapter, who present to the living alternately with Jesus College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Edmund, was rebuilt in 1855, but the old tower at the W. end, containing six bells, still remains. The interior contains several monu- ments and brasses. There are places of worship for Wesleyaus, Baptists, and Society of Friends. The paro- chial charities produce about 150 per annum, chiefly arising from the bequests of John Pittway and George Marshall, of which 46 is applied to the support of the National schools, and the remainder distributed among the poor of the town. Market day is on Saturday, and there is a monthly fair for cattle. Fairs are held on the third Tuesday in April, 22nd June, last Tuesday in August, and Tuesday following 10th October. SHIPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Winslow, co. Bucks, 1 mile from Winslow, and 6 miles S.E. of Buckingham. It is situated near the line of the London and North- Western railway, and was given by King Offa to St. Alban's Abbey in 794. SHIPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Helen, co. Berks, 1 mile N.W. of Abingdon. SHIPTON, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Munslow, 6J- miles S.W. of Much-Wenlock, its post town, and within the liberties of which borough it is included, and 8 E. of Church Stretton railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Corve, and on the turnpike road from Much Wen- lock to Ludlow. In the vicinity, near Larden, is an encampment, said to be of British origin. The inhabi- tants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil con- sists of a rich loam, with a subsoil of limestone, which is quarried. This parish was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Wenlock. The living is a don. cur. in tho dioc. of Hereford, val. 3. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient stone structure, with a bolfry and three bells. The interior of the church contains monuments of the Mytton family. Shipton Hall und Larden Hall are the principal residences. T. Mytton, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHIPTON, a chplry. in the par. of Market- Weighton. partly in the Holme Beacon div. of Harthill wap., and partly in the lib. of St. Peter's, East Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Market- Weighton, its post town. It is a station on tho York and Berwick railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Toomer, and is chiefly agricultural. The soil is a mixture of gravel and sand. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1773. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Market- Weighton, in the dioc. of York. The church is an ancient structure, with an embattled tower containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about 35 per annum. There is a vil- lage school, with an endowment of 8 per annum. The Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans have each a place of worship, and in the latter a Sunday-school is held. Lord Londesborough is lord of the manor. SHIPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Overton, wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of York, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Overton. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Ouse, and on the great North road from London to Edinburgh. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a loamy nature, with a subsoil of clay. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in