Shelton, Shropshire

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Shelton water tower on the Severn Trent Water site.

Shelton is a suburb of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England, described by the Pevsner Architectural Guides as "Shrewsbury's principal interwar suburb."[1]

It was once a village of its own, but the town of Shrewsbury has grown steadily in the area since the 1950s.

It has a cricket team which played in the Shropshire Premier Cricket League until the league was wound up after the 2011 season.[2][3]

Severn Trent Water has a major site on Welshpool Road in Shelton, consisting of offices and a water treatment works.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Shropshire. Pevsner Architectural Guides: The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0-300-12083-7. 
  2. ↑ Dunn, Stuart (31 March 2011). "Shelton target the top half after making double swoop". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 
  3. ↑ "Over and out for Marston’s Shropshire Premier Cricket League". Shropshire Star. 28 November 2011. 
  4. ↑ Seadon, David (19 August 2010). "Severn Trent’s new high-tech HQ". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 

Coordinates: 52°42′52″N 2°47′13″W / 52.71444°N 2.78694°W / 52.71444; -2.78694

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