Shelton, North Bedfordshire

Shelton
Shelton
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid referenceTL033692
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUNTINGDON
Postcode districtPE28
Dialling code01933
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Shelton is a village in the civil parish of Dean and Shelton, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. It is close to the county boundary with Northamptonshire and the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire.

The 14th century Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

Shelton was an ancient parish in the Stodden hundred of Bedfordshire. In 1931 the parish was merged with the neighbouring parish of Dean to form a new parish called Dean and Shelton.[2] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Shelton had a population of 101.[3]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1114802)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Shelton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Shelton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.