Shuttington

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{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name= Shuttington

|coordinates = {{coord|52.644|-1.622|display=inline,title}}

|civil_parish= Shuttington

| population = 536

| population_ref = (2011)

|shire_district= North Warwickshire

|shire_county= Warwickshire

|region= West Midlands

|constituency_westminster= North Warwickshire

|post_town= TAMWORTH

|postcode_district = B79

|postcode_area= B

|dial_code= 01827

|os_grid_reference=

|static_image= File:St Matthew's Church at Shuttington.jpg

|static_image_caption= Saint Matthew parish church

}}

Shuttington is a village and civil parish in North Warwickshire, England, situated north-east of Tamworth, Staffordshire.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :{{ISBN|0 319 46404 0}} In the 2001 census, the parish, which also includes Alvecote, had a population of 563,{{cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800176&c=Shuttington&d=16&e=15&g=493245&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1232935616715&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Shuttington CP (Parish) | work=Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher=Office for National Statistics | accessdate=2009-01-26 }} decreasing to 536 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128497&c=Shuttington&d=16&e=62&g=6471328&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1450782281000&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=22 December 2015}} The River Anker flows through the parish, with Shuttington north-east of the river, and Alvecote south of it. The West Coast Main Line passes through Alvecote, with the Coventry Canal parallel to it and a marina south of the canal. Most of the parish is rural, including the village of Shuttington, although there was colliery alongside the railway at Alvecote.

A series of pools situated along the river, on the boundary with Tamworth, were created as a result of subsidence caused by coal mining in the area. The pools, which attract a wide variety of bird species, have been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.{{Cite web | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003784.pdf | title=Alvecote Pools | publisher=English Nature | accessdate=2009-01-26 }} The parish church of St. Matthew, situated on the edge of Shuttington village, is a small building, with a nave dating from the 12th century.{{cite web | url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42684 | title='Parishes: Shuttington', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 4: Hemlingford Hundred | work=British History Online | publisher=University of London & History of Parliament Trust | year=1947 | pages=212–214 | accessdate=2009-01-26 }} The Wolferstan Arms pub is on Main Road in the village.{{Cite web | url=http://www.marstonstaverns.co.uk/Home/PlacestoEatandDrink/TwoforOne/WolferstanArms | title=Wolferstan Arms | publisher=Marston's Inns and Taverns | accessdate=2009-01-26 }} There is also the Samuel Barlow pub, situated on the canal at Alvecote.