Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Shelton, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shelton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Shelton |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.308992 |
| Longitude | -0.484046 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shelton, a quiet corner of Bedfordshire, breathes a gentle, enduring presence. It lies 5.4 km south-east of Raunds (from Raunds: bearing 140°T, OS grid TL 034 689), and is situated north-west of Upper Dean village. The arable fields surrounding Shelton, often bathed in the soft, diffused light characteristic of the Eastern region, stretch out in broad, cultivated swathes, their rich soil hinting at generations of careful tending. Traces of its agricultural past are evident in the scattered farmsteads and the quiet lanes that meander through the landscape, each turn revealing a new vista of hedgerow and open sky. The very air here seems to carry a stillness, a sense of peace that settles upon the land, inviting contemplation. Even the occasional distant hum of traffic feels muted, absorbed by the surrounding countryside.
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Explore Shelton, Bedfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.308992, -0.484046. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |