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 through time
Shortflatt is now part of Castle Morpeth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Castle Morpeth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shortflatt itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shortflatt, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9671
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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