St. Mary, Shelton, Bedfordshire

Description

The church of St. Mary is an ancient stone building of mixed styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, north chapel, low south porch and a western pinnacled tower containing 3 bells and a clock: the chancel is Decorated, the nave arcades Transitional, and the south aisle, which retains a piscina, Perpendicular; the north aisle is continued to the end of the chancel, forming a chapel, to which there is a circular opening in its inner wall; there are 56 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1565.