Shipston-on-Stour | |
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![]() High Street, Shipston-on-Stour. | |
Location within Warwickshire | |
Area | 4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Population | 5,849 (2021 Census)[1] |
• Density | 1,189/km2 (3,080/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SP2540 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR |
Postcode district | CV36 |
Dialling code | 01608 |
Police | Warwickshire |
Fire | Warwickshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Shipston-on-Stour Town Council |
Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in southern Warwickshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Stour, 9 miles (15 km) south-southeast of Stratford-upon-Avon, 10 miles (16 km) north-northwest of Chipping Norton, 14 miles (22 km) south of Warwick and 14.5 miles (23 km) west of Banbury. In the 2021 census, Shipston-on-Stour had a population of 5,849.[2]
This area is sometimes termed the Vale of Red Horse, close to the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire borders.[3]