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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Afton like this:
AFTON, a village 2 miles S of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Afton House adjoins it, on a pleasant slope toward the Yar. Afton Down rises in the south-eastern neighbourhood, overhangs the English Channel, has an altitude of about 500 feet, and is crowned by tumuli.
Afton is now part of ISLE OF WIGHT Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how ISLE OF WIGHT has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Afton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Afton, in the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24406
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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