en Shipton, Gloucestershire

Shipton
Shipton
	St Oswald's Church in Shipton Oliffe
	Shipton Location within Gloucestershire
Population	365 (2011 Census)
District	Cotswold;
Shire county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cheltenham.
Postcode district	GL54
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	The Cotswolds;
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°52′0″N 1°56′40″W / 51.86667°N 1.94444°W

The twin villages of Shipton Oliffe and Shipton Solars are situated just 7 miles (11 km) from Cheltenham. The River Coln, just a small stream at this point, flows through the village over two fords and innumerable little water splashes, creating ornamental lakes in private properties.^[1] The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 365.^[2]

The name Shipton, meaning "sheep farmstead", indicates that sheep farming occurred here long before the Norman invasion.^[3] The Domesday Book refers to two manors, Oliffe and Solers, each with its own church. In 1871, they were united as one parish.^[3] The former rectory of St Oswald's, Shipton Olife, is a Grade II listed Victorian baronial house, built in 1863 by Thomas Fulljames.

The Gloucestershire Way long-distance footpath passes through the village.

Shipton Oliffe is represented by the county councillor for Northleach division and the district councillor for Sandywell ward on Cotswold District Council.