Shelton | |
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Location within
Bedfordshire | |
OS grid reference | TL033692 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HUNTINGDON |
Postcode district | PE28 |
Dialling code | 01933 |
Police | Bedfordshire |
Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Shelton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dean and Shelton, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 101. [1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Dean to form "Dean and Shelton". [2]
It is close to the county border 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. [3]