Country parks · East Midlands
Shipley Hall
Shipley Hall was a country estate in Shipley, Derbyshire near Heanor and Ilkeston which now forms a Country Park.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Shipley Hall is a tourist attraction in England East Midlands, United Kingdom — a place of historic, cultural, scenic or recreational interest.
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From the Wikipedia article
Shipley Hall was a country estate in Shipley, Derbyshire near Heanor and Ilkeston which now forms a Country Park.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Shipley estate is an ancient manor that was mentioned in the Domesday Book. From the 14th century the land was covered in extensive forest used for hunting, with a hunting lodge on Shipley Hill. From the 16th century, coal mining began to provide income for the owners. Shipley Hall was built in 1700, and by 1722 coal mining was an important activity on the Shipley estate. The Hall became the property of the Miller-Mundy family who in around 1765 started running the mines themselves. The Nutbrook Canal opened in 1796 to serve the Shipley Colliery, and the income led to extensive development of the estate. The Hall was rebuilt in 1799 (the building in the above photo) to the design of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.9937, -1.3486
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Amber Valley
- Parish
- Shipley
- Postcode
- DE75 7JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Amber Valley
- Established
- 1799
Sources
- wikipedia: Shipley Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shipley Hall?
- Shipley Hall is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE75 7JJ), in the parish of Shipley.
- When was Shipley Hall built?
- Built or established in 1799.
- Is Shipley Hall free to visit?
- Yes, Shipley Hall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shipley Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE75 7JJ. It sits within the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency.