Shelton, Staffordshire
| Shelton | |
| Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mark's Church, Shelton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ883461 |
| Location: | 53°-0’44"N, 2°10’33"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 10,594 (2001) |
| Post town: | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode: | ST4 |
| Dialling code: | 01782 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Stoke-on-Trent Central |
Shelton is a village of Staffordshire which has become an area of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in the north of the county, standing between Hanley and Stoke-upon-Trent.
History
The route of the Roman Road called the Rykeneld Street passed very close to Stoke-on-Trent railway station.
Shelton had an artisan pottery industry which was documented as early as 1685, when one Thomas Miles was producing white stoneware.
Shelton had the earliest gas works in the Potteries. The works were opened in Shelton's Lower Bedford Street, under the ownership of the British Gaslight Company, to supply Hanley and Stoke in 1825.
The British Pottery Manufacturer's Federation Club, a large private member's club in Federation House opposite Stoke-on-Trent railway station, was established in 1951, and still operates.
Current profile
Shelton is the home of the main University of Staffordshire campus and library, which specialises in art and design teaching. The presence of a major university has resulted in the residential area having a large student population during term-time. Shelton mostly consists of Victorian terraced houses and is occupied by a combination of owner-occupiers, students, and private tenants. Families tend to cluster more around the western edges of Hanley Park and around the large cemetery that stretches north into Cliff Vale. These latter two protected green spaces, along with the route of the Cauldon Canal, serve as a natural buffer between Shelton and the south of Hanley (the "city centre").