Shelton, Nottinghamshire

Shelton is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 107,[1] including Sibthorpe 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 where it meets the River Devon.

Shelton

Main Street, Shelton
Shelton
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population307 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK779446
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWARK
Postcode districtNG23
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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.[3]

Transport

The village is served by twice-weekly Nottsbus Connect buses (Tuesday and Thursday) between Bottesford, Bingham and Lowdham.[4] 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. Nikolaus Pevsner, 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire, p. 309. Harmondsworth, Middx., Penguin.
  4. Timetable. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

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