Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour is a Village in the county of Warwickshire.
Shipston-on-Stour postcode: CV36 4AJ
There are great places to visit near Shipston-on-Stour including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, historic monuments, ancient sites, old mines, geological features, castles, ruins, bluebell woods, woodlands, lakes, hiking areas and airports.
Shipston-on-Stour's best nearby towns can be found at Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, and Bedworth.
There are a several good villages in the Shipston-on-Stour area like Baxterley, and Burton Dassett.
Don't miss Baxterley Village Church's historic buildings if visiting the area around Shipston-on-Stour.
Country Parks to visit near Shipston-on-Stour include Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Shipston-on-Stour like Hartshill Castle.
Ancient Sites to visit near Shipston-on-Stour include Hartshill Tumulus.
The area around Shipston-on-Stour's best old mines can be found at Hartshill Diorite Pits.
Hartshill Diorite Pits is a great place to visit close to Shipston-on-Stour if you like geological features.
Places near Shipston-on-Stour feature a number of interesting castles including Kenilworth Castle.
The area close to Shipston-on-Stour boasts some of the best ruins including Kenilworth Castle.
Places near Shipston-on-Stour feature a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
Woodlands to visit near Shipston-on-Stour include Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
Don't miss Draycote Water's lakes if visiting the area around Shipston-on-Stour.
Hiking Areas to visit near Shipston-on-Stour include Burton Dassett Hills.
The area close to Shipston-on-Stour boasts some of the best airports including Coventry Airport.
Shipston-on-Stour History
There are some historic monuments around Shipston-on-Stour:
Places to see near Shipston-on-Stour
History of Shipston-on-Stour
Following a fall in the demand for local wool, the local economy was in part sustained by the opening in 1836 of a branch line running from the horse-drawn Stratford and Moreton Tramway, built ten years before and linking Moreton-in-Marsh with Stratford. In 1889 the line was upgraded to allow the operation of steam trains from Moreton to Shipston. Passenger services to the town were withdrawn in 1929 and the line closed completely in 1960.
