Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: South Oxfordshire · Region: South East
Explore Shiplake, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shiplake map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Shiplake |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | South Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.498981 |
| Longitude | -0.896032 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shiplake commands a quiet dignity along the banks of the River Thames, where the light often catches the water in a singular, pale silver hue. It lies 2.7 miles south of Henley-on-Thames (from Henley-on-Thames: bearing 172°T, OS grid SU 767 783), and is situated east-south-east of Shiplake Cross village. The terrain rises steadily toward Warren Hill, offering a vantage point where the land seems to hold its breath before descending toward the river. Below these heights, the waters of Borough Lake mirror the shifting moods of the sky, grounding the geography in a fluid, ever-changing permanence. Shiplake maintains a legacy of literary and intellectual connection, having served as a home to figures such as the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, who married in the local church. The architecture here avoids grandiosity, preferring the honest, sturdy lines of brick and flint that mirror the surrounding geology. Residents often walk paths that trace the edges of the valley, where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth and moving water. This landscape persists in a state of deliberate calm, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its borders.
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Explore Shiplake, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.498981, -0.896032. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |