Shelderton

Shelderton

Shelderton

Human settlement in England

Shelderton is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It is located just southeast of the village of Clungunford and is part of that village's civil parish.[1]

Quick Facts OS grid reference, Civil parish ...
The Lynches with the River Clun in flood below.

It was a medieval township[2] and belonged to Munslow hundred.[3]

The border with Herefordshire is nearby to the south. The small hamlet of Little Common is near to Shelderton, on the B4367 road, and is connected with Shelderton by a footpath (grid reference SO398776). Also on the B4367, near to where the Leintwardine lane from Shelderton meets the B4367, is a Grade II Listed house called The Lynches (grid reference SO396769).[1][4]

The nearest market towns are Craven Arms and Ludlow.

A Roman road runs through Shelderton, on its way between the Roman fort and settlement at Leintwardine and the city at Wroxeter.

There is a Royal Mail post box in the hamlet.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Ordnance Survey mapping
  2. [2]
    GENUKI The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
  3. [3]
    GENUKI Shropshire hundreds
  4. [4]
    British Listed Buildings The Lynches, Clungunford
  5. [5]
    dracos.co.uk Postboxes in SY7

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