Neutron diffraction from charge stabilized shear ordered colloidal dispersions at rest and under sheared conditions are presented. A newly designed shear cell is used to generate a linear shear profile. Hexagonal scattering patterns were observed both at rest and under sheared conditions. The stacking probability A is determined by measuring the intensity dependence of the Bragg spots as a function of the angle between the incoming neutron beam and the sample cell. The shear experiments are discussed in terms of a continuous distortion [W. Loose and B. J. Ackerson, J. Chem. Phys, 101, 7211 (1994)] at small shear rates, and shear melting at higher shear rates.