SHELFANGER, a parish in the hundred of Diss, county of NORFOLK, 2 miles (N. by W.) from Diss, containing 440 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich, rated in the king's books at £ 17, and in the patronage of the Duke of Norfolk. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a place of worship for Baptists.