Shipston-on-Stour by Walter Scott, and put to music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Today no trace of the monastery remains and even its site is uncertain; it is possible that all the buildings, including the church, were built of wattle and daub. The settlement at Bangor is likely to have continued after the destruction of the monastery, although it was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, and it was an important site for pilgrims. A village was certainly in existence by 1300, when the present church of Saint Dunawd is believed to have been built. By the late 1690s, the historian Edward 	Bangor-on-Dee
7933774	Lhuyd recorded that the village still had only 26 houses, but by the end of the 19th century it had significantly expanded, including a free school, a coaching inn, a shop, further houses and a brewery. The five-arched stone arch bridge across the River Dee dates from about 1660 and it is believed to have been built by Inigo Jones. A 1903 suspension bridge by David Rowell & Co. is nearby at Pickhill Meadows. Transport. Bangor had a station on the Cambrian Railways' Wrexham to Ellesmere line which crossed the River Dee via an iron bridge to the north of 	Bangor-on-Dee
7933775	the village. This line was opened in 1895 and ran through an entirely rural area. The line closed for passenger services in 1962. Recreation. South-west of the village there is Bangor-on-Dee racecourse, a National Hunt racecourse. There are also two pubs, a basketball court and river activities such as fishing and rafting. Bangor-on-Dee Bangor-on-Dee () is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, on the banks of the River Dee. Until 1974 it was in the exclave of Flintshire known as the Maelor Saesneg, and from 1974 to 1996 in the county 	Bangor-on-Dee
7933776	Shipston-on-Stour Shipston-on-Stour Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Stour, south-south-east of Stratford-upon-Avon and south of Warwick. In the 2011 census, Shipston-on-Stour had a population of 5,038. This area is sometimes termed the Vale of Red Horse, close to the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire borders. History. Etymology linked to sheep and wool trade. In the 8th century, the toponym was Scepwaeisctune", Old English for Sheep-wash-Town. It had a sheep marketplace for many  centuries. The name evolved through "Scepwestun" in the 11th century, "Sipestone", "Sepwestun" and "Schipton" in the 13th century and "Sepestonon-Sture" in the 14th century. Church (vestry) administration, township and parish formation. It was a township in the parish of Tredington until 1720: when they were separated by a Local Act of the 6th year of George I. The town proved prosperous and generous to its church community: the Church of England parish church of Saint Edmund has a 15th-century tower. The Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street designed the rebuilding of the rest of the church in 1855. The  tower had a ring of five bells until 1695 when they were recast and rehung as a ring of six. Since then all the bells have been recast and rehung from time to time, notably in 1754 and by John Taylor & Co. in 1979. A staging post for stagecoaches and regional market. Shipston is on the A3400 (formerly part of the A34) between Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford; it was from the 1600s to 1800s a staging place for stagecoaches. There are former coaching inns, such as the Coach and Horses, in the High Street, which has many listed buildings . From 1836, agricultural produce and manufactured goods were brought by a branch line from the horse-drawn Stratford and Moreton Tramway, which had been built ten years before to link Moreton-in-Marsh with Stratford on Avon. In 1889 the Great Western Railway upgraded the line to allow the operation of steam trains from Moreton to Shipston. Passenger services to the town's railway station were withdrawn in 1929 and goods services ceased in 1960. Early Victorian times. The town's first library and reading room were founded in 1837. Manufacture of shag fabric for deep-pile carpets was for  some decades an important business, but by 1848 the town had little manufacture or commerce even though it had more than 1800 residents. Worcester Cathedral owned the manorial rights for centuries, and even in the 1840s held a court annually, at which a town constable was appointed. Powers of the short-lived county debt court, established in 1847, extended over Shipston's civil registration district (established 1837). In that era the market was on Saturday and fairs in April, June, August and October. The rectory had Tidmington annexed and received net income of £700. The patrons were Worcester Cathedral  and Jesus College, Oxford, the former presenting (appointing the priest) to every third vacancy. The church had extra seats, a gallery, erected in 1790. Baptists, the Society of Friends, and Wesleyans each had a place of worship; and at Foxcote, in the parish, was a Roman Catholic chapel. A National school was endowed with about £130 per annum; and "various small bequests" were distributed among the poor. Poor law union and rural district. Shipston poor law union (c.1830–1894) administered those functions in 37 parishes or places: 20 in Warwickshire, 13 in Gloucestershire, and 4 in Worcestershire; across in the  1840s a population of 19,685 people. From 1894, until 1974, the offices and Council meetings of Shipston-on-Stour Rural District were in Shipston. County exclave. Shipston was in an exclave of Worcestershire (as part of Oswaldslow hundred) until 1931, when it was transferred to Warwickshire. Amenities. The Sports Club has football, cricket, bowls, tennis and angling clubs. Shipston First Scout Group has Beaver (ages 6–8), Cub (ages 8–10½) and Scout (ages 10½–14) sections. Shipston on Stour Rugby Football Club currently plays in the Midlands 3 West (South) league. Shipston has a brass band. Shipston has a small museum located  off Telegraph Street. The museum was set up, and is run by local people. It is stocked with artefacts and memorabilia relating to the town and the surrounding villages. Public services. The two schools serving the town are Shipston Primary School, and Shipston High School. The town also has a library, operated by the county council. There is a small NHS community hospital serving the town; the Ellen Badger Hospital. The Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service operate a retained fire station in Shipston-on-Stour. Transport. The A3400 road runs through Shipston, and links it with Stratford-upon-Avon to  the north-west, and to Chipping Norton and Oxford to the south-east. The A429 road passes to the west, using part of the historic Fosse Way, which connect Shipston with Warwick to the north, and Tewkesbury to the south-west. The nearest railway station to Shipston today is around to the south. Shipston's own railway station at the end of a branch line, having had its passenger services withdrawn in 1929. Governance. Shipton-on-Stour is a civil parish which falls within areas of Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Warwickshire County Council, each responsible for different aspects  of local government. The lowest tier of local government is Shipston Town Council, a parish council, which has 13 elected councillors. Shipston is within the Parliamentary constituency of Stratford-on-Avon Notable people. Notable people connected with Shipston include: Cultural references. Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees mentions Shipston in his song "Cold Be My Days", which was recorded in 1970, but not released until 2015 for the unfinished album "Sing Slowly Sisters"; the words ""Cold be my days in Shipston-on-Stour"" appear several times. He stated in a BBC Radio 4 interview in May 2007 that this relates  to his youthful experiences, riding horses with his brother Barry. Shipston-on-Stour Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Stour, south-south-east of Stratford-upon-Avon and south of Warwick. In the 2011 census, Shipston-on-Stour had a population of 5,038. This area is sometimes termed the Vale of Red Horse, close to the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire borders. History. Etymology linked to sheep and wool trade. In the 8th century, the toponym was "Scepwaeisctune", Old English for