Shenton

Shenton
Shenton (2008)
Shenton is located in Leicestershire
Shenton
Shenton
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSK385002
• London94.01 mi (151.29 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNUNEATON
Postcode districtCV13
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteSutton Cheney Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°35′54″N 1°25′56″W / 52.598363°N 1.432271°W / 52.598363; -1.432271
Shenton (2016)
Shenton. View from Bosworth Road (2012)
Shenton Hall dovecote (2012)

Shenton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dadlington and Sutton Cheney, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district,[1] in the county of Leicestershire, England, situated 2.20 miles (3.54 km) south-west of Market Bosworth. Shenton was formerly a chapelry and township of the parish of Market Bosworth.[2] The settlement is almost entirely agricultural, containing several farms. Much of the land has been in the same family since William Wollaston purchased the manor in 1625. It is essentially a privately owned estate village and has seen comparatively little modern development.[3] It has been designated a conservation area.[4] The settlement lies either side of the Sence Brook, which is crossed by a picturesque Victorian bridge. The area is fairly flat, and subject to flooding. In 1931 the parish had a population of 154.[5]

  1. ^ "Find your district council | Leicestershire County Council". leicestershire.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ White, W (1863). History, Gazetteer & Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland, 1863. William White. pp. 692–693. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ Council, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough. "Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council download - Shenton Conservation Area | Planning and building control | Conservation | Conservation areas". hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ Alison Farmer Associates (2013). Bosworth Battlefield: The Way Forward (Report). Cambridge. p. 37.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Shenton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.