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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shaftoe like this:
SHAFTOE (East and West), two townships in Hartburn parish, Northumberland; 10 miles W S W of Morpeth. Acres, 602 and 489. Pop., 32 and 31. Houses, 6 and 6. S. Crags are a wildly picturesque range of rocks; are supposed, by some writers, to have been a haunt of Druids; and are now a favourite resort of picnic parties. An ancient chapel stood on a spot to the S of the crags; and a curious incised tombstone was found there in 1831.
Shaftoe is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shaftoe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shaftoe in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9657
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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