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Shipton Moyne is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, approximately 105 miles west of London. Its nearest towns are Tetbury (3 miles north), also in Gloucestershire, and Malmesbury (3 miles southeast) in Wiltshire . [1]
The name Shipton, recorded in 1086, indicates the early importance of sheep-farming in the parish economy; the affix Moyne, recorded from 1287, was acquired when the manor was owned by the Moyne family.
Shipton Moyne is a village with a long history, dating back to at least 1086, when the name Shipton was first mentioned. The two families most associated with Shipton Moyne are the families of Estcourt and Hodges. Sitting equi-distant from Tetbury and Malmesbury, Shipton Moyne is off the beaten track and has thus had a relatively quiet and ...
Shipton Moyne is an ancient Gloucestershire village close to Westonbirt Arboretum and to Tetbury and Malmesbury. The Fosse Way forms not only part of the parish boundary but of the county boundary with Wiltshire, and until 1930 Shipton Moyne was actually part of Wiltshire.
We need to be a little cautious concerning the name 'Shipton' as there are four places in Gloucestershire of that name: Shipton Moyne and Shiptop Dovel - both of this parish - but also Shipton Oliffe and Shipton Solers both near Cheltenham. Some early references merely name 'Shipton' so we cannot be certain of these.
6 de dic. de 2023 · Shipton Moyne: A Tranquil Cotswolds Village (2023) Shipton Moyne is a picturesque and tranquil village in the Cotswolds (designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966) and between Tetbury and Malmesbury (where there’s a Waitrose supermarket).
In 1544 William Stourton, Lord Stourton, sold the estate, which was later known as the manor or manors of Shipton Moyne and Shipton Dovel, to John Hodges of Malmesbury. Shipton Dovel manor has not been found recorded before 1544, and land in Shipton Dovel belonged to another estate, that of Cirencester Abbey which is discussed below.
