Shipton Bellinger

Shipton Bellinger

Shipton Bellinger
Shipton Bellinger shown within Hampshire
Population	1,504 (2011 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SU231454
Civil parish	Shipton Bellinger
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TIDWORTH
Postcode district	SP9
Dialling code	01980

Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central

EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire

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. A photo history of the village is available online.

Village facilities include a public house, a sports and social club, a village shop and Post Office, a primary school, a village hall and a used car dealer.

They are well known for their football team Shipton Bellinger Rams FC, who are doing very well in the table so far.

The village has an annual fete held for village charitable purposes with a craft and dog show, and also has an annual short story competition for the local area, Shipton Shorts.

References

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

External links

Village website - http://www.shiptonbellinger.org.uk/ (in places out of date, includes online version of history)

Shipton Bellinger annual fete - http://www.shiptonbellingerfete.co.uk/

Shipton Shorts short story writing competition - http://shiptonshorts.shiptonbellinger.org.uk/

Shipton Bellinger historical photos - http://www.shiptonbellinger.org.uk/SBPhotoHistory/

Media related to Shipton Bellinger at Wikimedia Commons

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