Shenstone was formerly the manufacturing home of the Norton Motorcycle.
David Garside, a mechanical engineer who had developed a twin-rotor Wankel motorcycle for BSA, joined NVT to help establish production of the Norton Rotary bikes.
The old factory still remains on the outskirts of the village.

The village is served by 4 public houses:  The Fox & Hounds, The Railway, The Plough and The Bull's Head.
Shenstone was formerly the manufacturing home of the Norton Motorcycle. David Garside, a mechanical engineer who had developed a twin-rotor Wankel motorcycle for BSA, joined NVT to help establish production of the Norton Rotary bikes. The old factory still remains on the outskirts of the village.
The village is served by 4 public houses:  The Fox & Hounds, The Railway, The Plough and The Bull's Head.
Shenstone, Staffordshire