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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shelton like this:
SHELTON, a parish, with a village, in Bingham district, Notts; 3½ miles N by E of Elton r. station, and 6¼ S by W of Newark. It has a post-office under Newark. Acres, 740. Real property, £1,939. Pop., 127. Houses, 27. The manor belongs to R. Hall, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £322.* Patron, G. Maltby, Esq. The church is good. Charities, £9.
Shelton is now part of RUSHCLIFFE District. Click here for graphs and data of how RUSHCLIFFE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shelton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shelton, in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7755
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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