Shelford, Nottinghamshire

Shelford is a village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The appropriate civil parish is Shelford and Newton. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 673. It is near Radcliffe on Trent. It has an old manor house (built on the site of Shelford Priory, a church and a camping site. It also has a pub, which is now a restaurant.

Shelford attracts Type 3 (ACORN) residents, most of whom work outside the village. Several small farms operate in the village, engaging in arable and livestock farming, with much of the harvesting being contracted out to outside companies.

Shelford contains the Old English word scelde for shallowness; perhaps also a shallow place, + ford (Old English), a ford, so "Shallow ford".

It was the location of Shelford Priory, a former Augustinian house. The priory was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160–80 and dissolved in 1536.

The village was the scene of a battle in the English Civil War; A re-enactment of this battle takes place periodically by the Sealed Knot, a civil war re-enactment society. Held over a weekend, the activities centre upon West and Church Streets, the church and finally the manor house.

On the floor of the Trent Valley, Shelford is protected from flooding by comprehensive flood protection. This renders the probability of flooding very low. Even in the floods of 2000 the rising waters did not impinge upon the housing in the village.

Every second year the village hosts a feast weekend, which features a street market, events and other activities, centred on the church and village hall. This event is well attended by both villagers and many visitors from nearby towns and villages. Over the weekend some houses open their gardens for a small donation to charity, giving visitors the opportunity to stroll through impressive rural gardens in a pretty village setting.

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