Shelton is an English
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in West Bridgford. The borough also includes the towns of Bingh ...
borough of
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...
. According to the
2001 census, Shelton had a population of 107,. At the
2011 census, the statistics for Shelton included
Sibthorpe, and the total population was 307. For the
2021 census, Shelton alone reported 135 residents. The village lies south of
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent () or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...
, on the north side of the
River Smite, near where it joins the
River Devon. It has no
parish council, only a
parish meeting
A parish meeting is a meeting all the electors in a civil parish in England are entitled to attend.
In some cases, where a parish or group of parishes has fewer than 200 electors, the parish meeting can take on the role of a parish council, with ...
.
Heritage
The parish church of
St Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. ...
is Norman. The west tower was removed in 1837 and replaced with a bellcote. It has a
Saxon
The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony () which became a Carolingian " stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. Many of their neighbours were, like th ...
cross shaft with
interlace work. Shelton Hall to the west of the church dates from the late 18th century.
Transport
The village is served by twice-weekly Nottsbus Connect buses (Tuesday and Thursday) between
Bottesford,
Bingham and
Lowdham.
Timetable. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
/ref> The nearest railway station is at Bottesford (5.5 miles/9 km), with services between Nottingham and Grantham
Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...
or Skegness
Skegness ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln and north-east of Boston. With a population of 21,128 as of 2021 ...
.
References
External links
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Rushcliffe
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