Shelton, Nottinghamshire

Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Village and civil parish in England

Rushcliffe

Nottinghamshire

Region

East Midlands

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Rushcliffe

List of places: UK; England; Nottinghamshire

53°00′N 0°50′W / 53.00°N 0.84°W / 53.00; -0.84

Shelton is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. According to the 2001 census, Shelton had a population of 107,^[1]. At the 2011 census, the statistics for Shelton included Sibthorpe, and the total population was 307.^[2] For the 2021 census, Shelton alone reported 135 residents.^[3] The village lies 8 miles (13 km) south of Newark-on-Trent, on the north side of the River Smite, near where it joins the River Devon. It has no parish council, only a parish meeting.^[4]

Heritage

The parish church of St Mary is Norman. The west tower was removed in 1837 and replaced with a bellcote. It has a Saxon cross shaft with interlace work. Shelton Hall to the west of the church dates from the late 18th century.^[5]

Transport

The village is served by twice-weekly Nottsbus Connect buses (Tuesday and Thursday) between Bottesford, Bingham and Lowdham.^[6] The nearest railway station is at Bottesford (5.5 miles/9 km), with services between Nottingham and Grantham or Skegness.

References

^ "Area: Shelton CP (Parish)"
^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhoodf Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Shelton parish (E04008001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Parish councils". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ Nikolaus Pevsner, 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire, p. 309. Harmondsworth, Middx., Penguin.
^ Timetable. Retrieved 26 March 2020.