Shelton Lock
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  Map sources for Shelton Lock at grid reference SK375313
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Shelton Lock is a small suburb located between Chellaston and Allenton to the south of Derby, England.
The area gets its name from the lock on the Derby Canal that once ran through the area. The only traces of the canal's existence are seen in the form of a road bridge, and a cycle path which covers it. The canal was shut in the 1960s. However, there are plans to redig the canal.
Merrill College is the local secondary school which is located on Jubilee Road; the area also has an infant and junior school. Chellaston Road is the main road through the area, where a lot of inter-war private housing can be found.
The Sinfin Avenue estate was built in the 1970s, and includes a number of Council and Private houses. To the rear of estate are fields and woodland, which are part of Sinfin Moor — as well as the disused railway which goes towards Chellaston.
A spur of the M64 motorway was planned to pass through this area towards the Rolls-Royce works; this was never built, the mainline instead being constructed as the A50 road; Shelton Lock is connected to this by way of the A514.
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- Photos of Shelton Lock
- Derby Canal
- Map sources for Shelton Lock
