Shipston-on-Stour

Shipston-on-Stour
High Street, Shipston-on-Stour.
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
Civil parish	Shipston-on-Stour
District	Stratford-on-Avon
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
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	Stratford-on-Avon
Website	Shipston-on-Stour Town Council
List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°03′36″N 1°37′23″W / 52.060°N 1.623°W / 52.060; -1.623

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]