In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shipley like this:
SHIPLEY, a township, with a il1age, in Heanor parish, Derby; adjacent to the Erewash railway, canal, and river, 2 miles NNW of Ilkeston. It has a r. station with telegraph, of the name of Shipley-Gate. Real property, £7,908; of which £5,000 are in mines, and £73 in the canal. Pop., 688. Houses, 118. The manor, with S. Hall, belongs to A. M. Mundy, Esq. Collieries here are worked with a steam-power equal to the power of 500 horses. There is a national school.
Shipley through time
Shipley is now part of Amber Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Amber Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shipley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shipley, in Amber Valley and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4138
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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