Shelton, Nottinghamshire

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Shelton
Village and civil parish
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Main Street, Shelton
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Shelton
Location within Nottinghamshire
Shelton, Nottinghamshire
Interactive map of Shelton
Area1.33 sq mi (3.4 km2)
Population135 (2021)
•  Density 102/sq mi (39/km2)
OS grid reference SK 779446
•  London 105 mi (169 km)  SSE
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWARK
Postcode district NG23
Dialling code 01636 / 01949
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
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Nottinghamshire
53°00′N0°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]

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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

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

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