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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Shipton, North Yorkshire


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Shipton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire. It is about 5 miles (8 km) north-west of York. When you visit Shipton, North Yorkshire, Walkfo brings Shipton, North Yorkshire places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Shipton, North Yorkshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shipton, North Yorkshire

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With 10 audio plaques & Shipton, North Yorkshire places for you to explore in the Shipton, North Yorkshire area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Shipton, North Yorkshire places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Shipton, North Yorkshire history

In the 11th century it was known as Hipton from the Old English words heope and -tun, meaning Rose-hip settlement. Land in the area was held by Count Alan of Brittany around 1086 and by Richard de Camera. Various landowners over the next 150 years gave land to nearby St Mary’s Abbey.

Shipton, North Yorkshire geography / climate

The village lies on what was once the Great North Road, but is now the A19. The nearest settlements are Wigginton 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east; Skelton 1.8 miles to the south east and Beningbrough 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away. The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 430, of which 525 were over the age of 16 years.

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Visit Shipton, North Yorkshire PlacesYou can visit Shipton, North Yorkshire places with Walkfo Shipton, North Yorkshire to hear history at Shipton, North Yorkshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shipton, North Yorkshire has 10 places to visit in our interactive Shipton, North Yorkshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Shipton, North Yorkshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Shipton, North Yorkshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shipton, North Yorkshire & the surrounding areas.

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10 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

 
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Walkfo Shipton, North Yorkshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Shipton, North Yorkshire

  

Best Shipton, North Yorkshire places to visit

Shipton, North Yorkshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Shipton, North Yorkshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Shipton, North Yorkshire’s information audio spots:

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The Vale of York is a major agricultural area and serves as the main north–south transport corridor for Northern England. It is bounded by the Howardian Hills and Yorkshire Wolds to the east and the Pennines to the west.

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Visit Shipton, North Yorkshire plaques

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here Shipton, North Yorkshire has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Shipton, North Yorkshire plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Shipton, North Yorkshire using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Shipton, North Yorkshire plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.