Shafton is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Retail in Shafton

There are great places to visit near Shafton including some great towns, cities, shopping centres and airports.

Shafton is near some unmissable towns like Wath-upon-Dearne,

The area around Shafton boasts some of the best cities including Sheffield, and Doncaster.

Don't miss Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Shafton.

There are a several good airports in the area around Shafton like Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Shafton History

There are some historic monuments around Shafton:

• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Site of post-medieval tannery, Felkirk
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield
• Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Dovecote 90m south of Hall Farm
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Kinsley moat and fishpond
• Rockley engine house
• Rockley blast furnace
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp
• Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
• Deserted medieval village of Hodroyd, Felkirk
• Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall
• Medieval buildings at Nostell Priory Farm
• Wakefield Bridge
• Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall