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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shenton like this:
SHENTON, a chapelry, with a village, in Market-Bosworth parish, Leicester; 5½ miles ENE of Atherstone r. station. It has a post-office under Nuneaton, and comprises 1,483 acres. Real property, £2,444. Pop., 206. Houses, 42. The manor, with S. Hall, belongs to Major F. Wollaston. The living is annexed to Market-Bosworth. The church was rebuilt in 1862; and is in the decorated English style, and cruciform. Charities, £5.
Shenton is now part of HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH District. Click here for graphs and data of how HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shenton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shenton, in Hinckley and Bosworth and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11274
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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