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Funky Fact about Shelton...

Shelton churns out Stoke-on-Trent's brightest sparks with both Stoke-on-Trent college and Staffordshire University both located in this small, industrial district.
The Stoke end is full of student bed-sits.

English billionaire John Caudwell, whose tale of rags to riches has made him a local hero, was born here. He is responsible for most of the present day mobile phone market! He remembers his school (St Mark's) as being next to a slaughter house.

Where exactly is Shelton? It seems to merge out of the southern bit of Hanley, and reach down to the A500, thus absorbing Stoke railway station(?). Hanley Cemetery divides it from Etruria. At least, we think that's right...
Originally, this central part of the city was known as 'Hanley & Shelton'.

The 'Stoke Film Theatre' here is Staffordshire's only purpose-built cinema showing independent films.

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