Shap

Shap is a and civil parish located among fells and isolated dales in , , England. The village is in the historic county of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,260 residents
  • Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Shap Urban” and “Shap, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Michael and Wet Sleddale Reservoir.

Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reservoir
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an artificial set amongst the Shap Fells 4 kilometres south of the village of Shap in , England, and lies just within the boundary of the Lake District National Park. is situated 2½ miles south of Shap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keld and Hardendale.

Village
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is a hamlet in the English county of . It lies within the civil parish of Shap. On the banks of the it is a mile southwest of Shap and falls within that village's civil parish, Shap Abbey is nearby.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the parish of in , in the county of , England, near Shap and junction 39 of the M6 motorway. It is also near the hamlet of .

Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , England, near the large village of Shap. For transport there is the M6 motorway and the A6 road. is situated 2 miles southeast of Shap.

Shap

Latitude
54.53002° or 54° 31′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.67708° or 2° 40′ 38″ west
Population
1,260
Elevation
856 feet (261 metres)
Open location code
9C6VG8JF+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29540908
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638135
Wiki­data ID
Q1023939
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Shap” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Shap”
  • Bulgarian: “Шап”
  • Cebuano: “Shap”
  • Chinese: “Shap”
  • Chinese: “沙普”
  • Dutch: “Shap”
  • French: “Shap”
  • German: “Shap”
  • Irish: “Shap”
  • Italian: “Shap”
  • Ladin: “Shap”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shap”
  • Persian: “شپ”
  • Polish: “Shap”
  • Spanish: “Shap”
  • Swedish: “Shap (parish i Storbritannien)”
  • Swedish: “Shap”
  • Turkish: “Shap”
  • Welsh: “Shap”
  • “Shap”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shap Village Hall and Shap Library.

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