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Shipston upon Stour in Worcester County England History and GeographySHIPSTON upon STOUR, a market town and parish forming, with the parishes of Tidmington and Tredington, a detached portion of the upper division of the hundred of OSWALDSLOW, county of WORCESTER, being locally in the Kington division of the hundred of Kington, county of Warwick, 16 miles (S. by W.) from Warwick, and 83 (N.W. by W.) from London, containing 1562 inhabitants. This town is said to derive its name from having been formerly one of the largest markets for sheep in the kingdom; it is situated on the river Stour, in a fertile and rather hilly country, at about two miles distance from the Stratford upon Avon and Moreton railway: there was formerly a large manufacture of shag, which has quite declined, and it has now little trade of any description. The Dean and Chapter of Worcester, who possess the manorial rights, hold a court annually, at which a constable is appointed. The market is on Thursday, and there are fairs on the third Tuesday in April, June 22nd, the last Tuesday in August, and the Tuesday after the 10th of October. The living is a rectory, with the perpetual curacy of Tidmington annexed, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £5. 7. 8½., and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester, and of the Principal and Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford, the former presenting to every third vacancy. The church is dedicated to St. Edmund. The Baptists, Society of Friends, and Wesleyan Methodists, have each a place of worship. Endowments for the instruction of children were bequeathed by John Pittway, in 1706, and by George Marshall, in 1747, the latter amounting to £39 per annum, and the National school is well attended; there are also various small bequests for the poor of the town. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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