Shipston on Stour was a rural district in England from 1894 to 1974. [1] The district covered an area around Shipston-on-Stour. Originally it was a detached part of Worcestershire, but in 1931 it was transferred to the jurisdiction of Warwickshire, and was expanded by the abolition of . The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and now forms part of the Stratford-on-Avon district.