Shelton, Shropshire
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Shelton is a suburb located in the west of the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England, described by the Pevsner Architectural Guides as "Shrewsbury's principal interwar suburb."[1]
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Oxon and Shelton church | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ467134 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Shrewsbury |
Postcode district | SY3 |
Dialling code | 01743 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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It was once a village of its own, but the town of Shrewsbury has grown steadily in the area since the 1950s. It has a Church of England parish church, Christ Church (built 1854) which serves a parish formally known as Shelton and Oxon.