Shafton
Shafton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,840.[1] The parish contains the villages of Shafton and Shafton Two Gates.
Shafton lies to the north of Shafton Two Gates, on the road to Ryhill. It is located at approximately 53° 35' 10" North, 1° 24' West, at an elevation of around 80 metres (262 ft) above sea level. Sceptun in the Domesday Book of 1086 then later in c. 1160 Scaftona meaning a farmstead marked by a pole, or made with poles.
Shafton Two Gates lies to the north of Cudworth, on the intersection of the A628 and A615 roads. It is located at approximately 53°35′40″N 1°24′30″W / 53.59444°N 1.40833°W, at an elevation of around 75 metres (246 ft) above sea level.
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