Shenton
Shenton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dadlington and Sutton Cheney, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, situated 2.20 miles south-west of Market Bosworth.Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Shenton, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Evangelist, Shenton and Shenton Hall.
Shenton Hall
Residential area
Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shenton Hall is a country house opposite the church of St John the Evangelist, within the village of Shenton, in Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Shenton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shenton railway station is located about 1 mile from the village of Shenton, Leicestershire, England. It currently serves as a glassblowing studio Station Glass, cafe and ticket office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upton and Dadlington.
Upton
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upton, is a small hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sheepy, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It is on the Leicestershire and Warwickshire border west of Shenton and south-east of Sibson.
Dadlington
Village
Dadlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dadlington and Sutton Cheney, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England. Dadlington is situated 2 miles southeast of Shenton.
Sibson
Village
Sibson is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sheepy, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in western Leicestershire, England, close to the border with North Warwickshire. Sibson is situated 2 miles west of Shenton.
Shenton
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Sutton Cheney, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.59862° or 52° 35′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.43176° or 1° 25′ 54″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
9C4WHHX9+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 27437841OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Polish to Swedish—“Shenton” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Shenton”
- Swedish: “Shenton”
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