Shelton and Hardwick

Shelton and Hardwick is a civil parish in South Norfolk, England, made up of the villages of Shelton and Hardwick. It lies about 3 km south-east of Long Stratton, about 6 km north of Harleston and 10 km west of Bungay. It covers an area of 8.90 km2 (3.44 sq mi) and had a population of 283 in 107 households at the 2001 census,[1] increasing the population at the 2011 Census to 298.[2]

Shelton and Hardwick
Hardwick St Margaret
Shelton and Hardwick is located in Norfolk
Shelton and Hardwick
Shelton and Hardwick
Location within Norfolk
Area8.90 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population298 (2011)
• Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM223900
Civil parish
  • Shelton and Hardwick
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR15
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

Shelton contains a primary school, a church and Shelton Hall.

Churches

Hardwick has a grade I listed church[3] (which is famous locally for its ruined tower and is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk), as well as several farms and a substantial amount of housing. It was also home to a Royal Air Force airfield, which was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

The royal arms in Shelton church

St Mary's Church, Shelton, was built in the 1480s of red brick with dark diapering. Apart from the tower which is earlier than the rest of the church it is in the pure Perpendicular style. The stained class windows include large figures of donors in 15th-century dress. Features of interest include the monument of Sir Robert Houghton, 1623, and the carved royal arms of King William III.[4] There are also tombs of the Shelton family of Shelton Hall. The church is Grade I listed.[5]

People

The Primitive Methodist preacher Elizabeth Bultitude was born into poverty in Hardwick in 1809.[6]

Notes
  1. "Shelton & Hardwick parish information". South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. Church of St Margaret, Shelton and Hardwick; British Listed Buildings
  4. Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 317
  5. Church of St Mary, Shelton and Hardwick; British Listed Buildings
  6. "Bultitude, Elizabeth (1809–1890), Primitive Methodist preacher". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47022. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

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