Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Shafton, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shafton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Shafton |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.596578 |
| Longitude | -1.412533 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shafton's quiet presence is felt in the gentle sweep of the landscape. It lies 2.8 km east of Royston (from Royston: bearing 94°T, OS grid SE 389 112), and is situated south-south-west of South Hiendley village. The land here, a subtle tapestry of green fields and hedgerows, often catches the low, diffused light of the Yorkshire sky, lending a soft glow to the scattered farmsteads and residential areas. Though its origins are rooted in the agricultural past, the echo of coal mining, a once-vital pulse of this district, can still be perceived in the character of the land and the sturdy, practical nature of its buildings. Shafton's streets, unpretentious and orderly, hold a sense of quiet endurance, a reflection of the people who have long worked this earth.
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Explore Shafton, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.596578, -1.412533. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | July 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |