| Shenton | |
|---|---|
 Shenton (2008) | |
  Shenton Location within Leicestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SK385002 |
| • London | 94.01 mi (151.29 km) |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NUNEATON |
| Postcode district | CV13 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Sutton Cheney Parish Council |
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]
- ^ "Find your district council | Leicestershire County Council". leicestershire.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ White, W (1863). History, Gazetteer & Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland, 1863. William White. pp. 692–693. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alison Farmer Associates (2013). Bosworth Battlefield: The Way Forward (Report). Cambridge. p. 37.
- ^ "Population statistics Shenton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.