In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shotton like this:

SHOTTON, a hamlet in Staindrop parish, Durham; 5½ miles NE of Barnard-Castle.

Shotton through time

Shotton is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shotton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shotton in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26435

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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