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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shortflatt like this:
SHORTFLATT, a township in Bolam parish, Northumberland; 10 miles WSW of Morpeth. Acres, 511. Pop., 44. Houses, 5. S. Tower belonged, in the time of Edward II., to the Raymeses; passed to the Fenwicks; and belongs now to W. D. Dent, Esq.
Shortflatt is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shortflatt itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shortflatt in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9671
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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