Shaftesbury (disambiguation)

Shaftesbury is a town in Dorset, England

Shaftesbury may also refer to:

Places

• Shaftesbury, Newport, in Wales
• Shaftesbury, Belfast, an electoral ward in Northern Ireland
• Shaftesbury Estate, a housing estate in London, England
• Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta, Canada

People

• The Earl of Shaftesbury:
  • Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621–1683)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury (1652–1699)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713), an influential philosopher
  • Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury (1711–1771)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury (1761–1811)
  • Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury (1768–1851)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801–1885), a leading reformer
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury (1831–1886)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (1869–1961)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (1938–2004/5)
  • Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (1977–2005)
  • Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury (1979–)

Companies

• Shaftesbury plc, a British property company
• Shaftesbury Films, a Canadian television production company

Schools

• Shaftesbury High School, a school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• Shaftesbury School, a school in Dorset, England

Other

• Shaftesbury Avenue, a street in London
• Shaftesbury Theatre, a theatre in London
• Shaftesbury, a British merchant ship sunk by Wolf pack Hai in 1942
• Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, an athletics club in London
• Shaftesbury Park, a sports venue in Frenchay, Bristol

See also

• Shaftsbury, Vermont