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The terrain surrounding the village is hilly. Northeast of the village is Shipton Hill, which offers good views of the surrounding countryside from its 170 metres (560 ft) summit. On the hill is
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who owned the land hundreds of years ago. The parish church of St Martin—which used to be a chapel of
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Shipton Gorge was recorded as Sepetone. The village is named after the
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to the east; the population of these areas was 381.
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Shipton Gorge is located in Dorset
Dorset
OS grid reference
SY497915
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Dorset
Shire county
Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
DT6
Dialling code
Police
Dorset
Fire
Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
West Dorset
Village website
UK
England

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