Historic houses · West Midlands
Shipton Hall
In or near Diddlebury.
Shipton Hall — Grade I listed building in Shropshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Shipton Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Address: TF13 6JZ. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed building in Shropshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.5236°, -2.6474°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shipton Hall is a large Elizabethan country house in the village of Shipton, Shropshire, England, which lies in the Corvedale valley some 7 miles south-west of Much Wenlock. It is a Grade I listed building. The hall is constructed of limestone to an E-plan in two storeys with attics, and boasts a slender 4-storey tower in one of the internal corners. In the ornamental gardens are stables and an early monastic dovecote, which is a Grade II* listed building. Close by stands the 12th century Church of St James.
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Background
History
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries Shipton manor had been granted by the Crown in 1548 to Sir Thomas Palmer, after whose attainder and execution for high treason in 1553 it was resold by the Crown in 1557. After passing through several hands it eventually (1580) came into the possession of John Lutwyche. The present house was originally built around 1587 for Richard Lutwyche to replace an older timber-framed house which had burned down. The decayed church of St James was also rebuilt by the Lutwyches in 1589 and is now a Grade II* listed building. Richard Lutwyche later gave the estate to Thomas Mytton as a dowry when Mytton married Lutwyche's daughter and it thereafter descended in…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5236, -2.6474
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Shipton
- Postcode
- TF13 6JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Official site
- www.shiptonhall.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17529714 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shipton Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shipton Hall, Shropshire - geograph.org.uk - 673562.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shipton Hall?
- Shipton Hall is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode TF13 6JZ), in the parish of Shipton.
- What is Shipton Hall?
- Shipton Hall — Grade I listed building in Shropshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Shipton Hall?
- Drivers can use postcode TF13 6JZ.
- Is Shipton Hall a listed building?
- Shipton Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Shipton Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Shipton Hall is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Shipton Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TF13 6JZ. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.