Shipton Bellinger

Human settlement in England
  • Shipton Bellinger
District
  • Test Valley
Shire county
  • Hampshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTIDWORTHPostcode districtSP9Dialling code01980PoliceHampshire and Isle of WightFireHampshire and Isle of WightAmbulanceSouth Central UK Parliament
  • North West Hampshire
WebsiteParish council
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°12′25″N 1°40′08″W / 51.207°N 1.669°W / 51.207; -1.669

Shipton Bellinger is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.

Shipton Bellinger is about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of the town of Amesbury and 12 miles (19 km) 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.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

External links

  • Shipton Bellinger Parish Council
  • Shipton Bellinger – Victoria County History, 1911 – via British History Online

Media related to Shipton Bellinger at Wikimedia Commons

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the Test Valley District of Hampshire, England