In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shipley like this:

SHIPLEY, a township in Eglingham parish, Northumberland; 4½ miles NW of Alnwick. Acres, 1,991. Pop., 110. Houses, 20.

Shipley through time

Shipley is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shipley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shipley in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9666

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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