Shelton

Other current and historical names

Saltone

Built-Up Area: Shrewsbury
Parish/Community: Shrewsbury
Unitary Authority: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°42'58"N 2°47'33"W
Eastings/Northings: 346556, 313474
OS Grid: SJ465134
Mapcode Local: GBR BG.1Z28
Mapcode Global: WH8BM.2ZGJ

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Shelton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Shelton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Shelton, Shropshire. See OXON AND SHELTON.

Shelton in the Domesday Book

A village in Shrewsbury hundred, in the county of Shropshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Chester St John
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Chester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Shrewsbury (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1066; 12 shillings in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (4 plough lands)

British Place Names

Shelton, Shropshire

Shelton is a suburban area in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Shelton in historic gazetteers

Shelton in the Domesday Book