In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shelswell like this:
SHELSWELL, a parish in Bicester district, Oxford; 4 miles SSE of Brackley r. station, and 6 N by E of Bicester. Post town, Bicester. Acres, 809. Real property, £586. Pop., 44. Houses, 8. S. Park is the seat of J. H. S. Harrison, Esq. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Newton-Purcell. There is no church.
Shelswell through time
Shelswell is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shelswell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shelswell, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10162
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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