Shelve, Shropshire

{{Short description|Hamlet in Shropshire, England}}

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| civil_parish = Worthen with Shelve

| country= England

| region= West Midlands

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| unitary_england= Shropshire

| lieutenancy_england= Shropshire

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|static_image=All Saints Church, Shelve.jpg

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Shelve is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worthen with Shelve in Shropshire district of Shropshire, England.{{cite web |title=Shelve, Shropshire |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/shelve-shropshire |website=OS GetOutside |access-date=9 July 2023 |language=en-gb}} It is to the west of the Stiperstones ridge and east of Stapeley Hill, at an altitude of about {{convert|342|m}}, and is some {{convert|2|mi}} from the England–Wales border to the west. In 1961 the parish had a population of 102.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10365363/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Shelve AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 July 2023}}

The Church of All Saints is grade II listed and was built in 1839 to replace a medieval church. 17th-century pews from the former church were used to create the panelling, pulpit and reading desk in the new church.{{NHLE|num=1055026 |desc=Church of All Saints}} It is an active church in the Stiperstones group of churches, with a Sunday service every third week {{as of|lc=yes|2023}}.{{cite web |title=All Saints, Shelve |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10707/ |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |access-date=9 July 2023 |language=en}}

In 1870-72 the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shelve as a hamlet and parish of {{convert|1285|acre|ha sqmi}} with a population of 78 in 16 houses, and said that it was once a market town.{{cite web |title=Shelve, Shropshire |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10473 |website=Vision of Britain |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=9 July 2023}} The parish was abolished on 1 April 1987 and combined with the parish of Worthen to form the new parish of "Worthen with Shelve".{{cite web |title=Clun Registration District |url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/clun.html |website=www.ukbmd.org.uk |publisher=UKBMD |access-date=9 July 2023}}