Sheldon is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of the county of Devon in England. It is located in the

Blackdown Hills The Blackdown Hills are a range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England, which were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1991. The plateau is dominated by hard chert bands of Upper Greensand wit ...

, north-northwest of Honiton. In the

2011 UK census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...

, its population was recorded as 189 persons, with an average ( mean) age of 45. The parish church, the Church of

St James the Greater James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob (Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי , '' Yaʿăqōḇ'', Latin '' ...

, is a Grade II listed building with a Norman font and a 15th-century tower.

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Villages in Devon Civil parishes in Devon East Devon District {{Devon-geo-stub