Shipton Bellinger

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Shipton Bellinger
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Shipton Bellinger
Location within Hampshire
Population1,504 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SU231454
Civil parish
  • Shipton Bellinger
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TIDWORTH
Postcode district SP9
Dialling code 01980
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
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Hampshire
51°12′25″N1°40′08″W / 51.207°N 1.669°W / 51.207; -1.669

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

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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

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References

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

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