Shilton, Warwickshire

[1] The village formerly had its own railway station on this line which opened in 1847, and closed in 1957.The village contains a number of old cottages along the main street which were historically occupied by weavers, a village hall and one old pub, the "Shilton Arms", historically there was a second pub called the "Old Plough".[1] The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as “Scelftone”, and was recorded as having eight households.A second north aisle was added in 1865, and was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.Leicester Road contains a farm which field lies next to the Shilton Arms garden.
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