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Shafton

village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Shafton

Summary

Shafton is a village[1]. Shafton has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shafton is located in Barnsley[3].
  • Shafton is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Shafton's instance of is recorded as village[5].
  • Shafton's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Shafton's Commons category is recorded as Shafton[7].
  • Shafton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.594444444444, 'lon': -1.4083333333333}[8].
  • Shafton has a population of {'amount': '+3395'}[9].
  • Shafton has a population of {'amount': '+2840'}[10].
  • Shafton has a population of {'amount': '+3447'}[11].
  • Shafton's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[12].

Body

Geography

Shafton is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Shafton is located in Barnsley[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+3395'}[9], {'amount': '+2840'}[10], and {'amount': '+3447'}[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include village[5] and civil parish[6].

Why It Matters

Shafton has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+3395'}, {'amount': '+2840'}, {'amount': '+3447'}
    Population → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Barnsley
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Shafton village sign 2015.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261411|batch #261411]]"
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