SHELTON, a parish, with a village, in Bingham district, Notts; 3 ½ miles N by E of Elton r. station, and 6 ¼ 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.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

