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"Shelford Parish consists of two townships, viz. Shelford-with-Newton and Saxondale, which maintain their poor separately, and contain together 775 inhabitants, and 3,592 acres of land, lying on the south side of the Trent, betwixt Radcliffe and East Bridgford, and is of the rateable value of £6,562 14s 3d.
Shelford, 6½ miles east by north of Nottingham, is a pleasant village, seated on a gentle eminence, which in very great floods is sometimes completely surrounded by the Trent water, as was the case in 1793, though it is distant half a mile from the regular channel of the river, and is backed by a lofty ridge of land to the south.
After the Conquest, it was nearly all of the fee of Goisfred de Halselin, whose descendant, Ralph, founded an Austin Priory here in the reign of Stephen which, at its dissolution in the 29th of Henry VIII, was valued at £116 1s 1d per annum, and was granted to Michael Stanhope Esq., ancestor of the Earl of Chesterfield, who is now sole owner (except half an acre) and lord of the manor of Shelford, which comprises about 2,500 acres. The ancient manor house, which was long occupied by the Stanhope family, was burnt down in the civil wars, when the Parliamentarians took it by storm, after it had long held out for the king, under the command of Colonel Stanhope (son of the first Earl of Chesterfield) who was slain in the conflict. Some years after this, the family rebuilt it partly out of its ruins, and it is now occupied by John Hassall Esq."
[WHITE's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853]
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The Library at Nottingham will prove useful in your research.
The Community Library at Bingham is also an excellent resource.
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District until 1883.
- In November, 1883, the parish was re-assigned to the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 854 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2486 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3549 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2718 |
- There was a church here (and a priest) at the time of the 1086 Domesday Book.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
- The church was extensively restored in 1877-78 and the chancel rebuilt.
- Tim HEATON has a photograph of the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2008.
- David KELLY has a photograph of the Church tower on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2010.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1563.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Bingham.
- The Primitive Methodists built a chapel here in 1840.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Ratcliffe upon Trent sub-district of the Bingham Registration District until 1883.
- In November, 1883, the parish was re-assigned to the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
Shelford is a parish and a village that sits just south of the River Trent between East Bridgford and Radcliffe, 125 miles north of London. The parish contains the township of Shelford and the hamlets of Newton and Saxondale and covers just over 3,190 acres.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of Shelford from Shelford Hill on the Geo-graph site, taken in July, 2011.
- We have an extract from White's 1853 Directory relating to this parish.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Shelford to another place.
- During the great floods of 1793, 1852 and 1876, the village was surrounded by floodwaters from the Trent.
- The parish traditionally holds a feast on the first Sunday in July.
- Wikipedia tells us: "The village had a ferry which ran between Shelford and Stoke Bardolph, but this has long since disappeared. The wooden structure tethering the rope for pulling the ferry can still be seen today at the end of Stoke Ferry Lane."
- Richard VINCE has a photograph of the Earl of Chesterfield pub and restaurant on Geo-grapg, taken in August, 2013.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK661423 (Lat/Lon: 52.973987, -1.017111), Shelford which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- The War Memorial consists of a simple stone cross 12 feet 6 inches high, with inscriptions on the lower levels. The unveiling was performed by Major GODFREY MC of Carlton.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Shelford War Memorial on the Geo-graph site, taken in October, 2009.
- The Southwell Churches History Project photos and information on the war memorial itself as well as the plaques inside the parish church.
- RAF Newton was located about one mile east-southeast of the village.
The names on the Shelford church War Memorial (all deceased):
- Albert Burton
- George Fisher
- William Kirkham
- Samuel Parkes
- John Tom Perrin
- Herbert Richards
- James Riley
- John Rudkin
- Edward Thorpe
The names on thw War Memorial cross on Shelford Green near Pinfold Lane are:
- Albert Burton
- Thomas Cheetham
- George Fisher
- William Kirkham
- Samuel Parkes
- John Tom Perrin
- James Pritchett
- Herbert Richards
- James Riley
- John Rudkin
- Harry Snowden
- This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Bingham Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
- You may contact the local Shelford & Newton Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to help with family history lookups.
- District governance is provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Bngham petty session hearings every other Thursday.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Bingham Poor Law Union.
- Prior to 1883 the parish had five almshouses, founded in 1694. These were eventually sold and the proceeds invested to fund assistance for the poor.