Shipley

Shipley is a distributed community within the Civil Parish of Eglingham in Northumberland, located about 3½ miles north-west of Alnwick. Shipley Farm is located to the south of the B6346 road. To the north of the road are fams at Shipley Lane (equestrian centre), Shipley Smallburns and Shipley Hill. Shipley Burn flows south through Shipley Woods towads Hulne Park. There are earthwork remains of a medieval settlement at Shipley.[1] Historically, Shipley was a township in the ancient parish of Eglingham. Following the 1866 Poor Law Amendment Act, Shipley became a civil parish. Shipley Civil Parish was abolished in 1955 and became part of Eglingham Civil Parish.

SHIPLEY, a township, in the parish of Eglingham, union of Alnwick, N. division of Coquetdale ward and of Northumberland, 4½ miles (N.W. by N.) from Alnwick; containing 124 inhabitants. The township includes the southern parts of the parish, and the road between Eglingham and Alnwick passes through it.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.