Shilbottle, anciently known as Shilbotel, is a village in mid-Northumberland lying within a parish of the same name. It is located three miles southeast of Alnwick, close to the North Sea. It was described early in the 19th century as being situated 'in a pleasant and healthy situation, upon an eminence in a fine open country'.
The village itself is grouped around a series of fields as opposed to a village green. Some older cottages remain, but much was altered in the 20th century, and building is continuing today to expand the amount of available housing.
Only a few miles from the beautiful sandy beaches between Warkworth and Alnmouth, this mining village is just south of historic Alnwick and close to the A1. The attractive church was rebuilt in 1875 but features a fine Norman doorway.