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 Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick 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 Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9666
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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