| In 1778 there were 51 Farms in Shipley mostly rearing Cattle, Sheep ,Geese and other poultry including Turkeys. |
| In 1801 the parish owned eight draught Oxen and 86 fattening oxen, 183 cows, 464 young cattle, 909 sheep 589 hogs, 8 goats. |
| The main crops were Wheat, Oats and Pees. |
| by 1847 the main land owners were |
| Sir Charles Burrell 2,000 acres |
| Rev. L Vernon Harcourt 1,000 acres |
| Caleb Richman 481 acres |
| Sir T Shelley 459 acres |
| Charles Goring 428 acres |
| The Labour Rate, encouraged by Sir Charles Burrell was adopted in 1832 but did little to diminish the un employed which in the year 1829 was 110 Shipley men and in the winter of 1831/2 averaged 108 |
| by the year 1830 the situation for many was desperate and as many as 75 able bodied workers took themselves to Horsham or Brighton to find work. many became so desperate that in 1835 many applied to emigrate abroad. |
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