Shelton, Nottinghamshire

Shelton

Main Street, Shelton
Shelton
 Shelton shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 307 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK779446
DistrictRushcliffe
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NEWARK
Postcode district NG23
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 53°00′N 0°50′W / 53.00°N 0.84°W / 53.00; -0.84

Shelton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 107,[1] including Sibthorpe and increasing to 307 at the 2011 census.[2] It is located 8 miles (13 km) south of Newark on Trent, on the north side of the River Smite, near to where it meets the River Devon.

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 is late 18th century.[3]

References

  1. "Area: Shelton CP (Parish)"
  2. "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhoodf Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 309. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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