In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Afton like this:
AFTON, a village 2 miles S of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Afton House adjoins it, on a pleasant slope toward the Yar. Afton Down rises in the south-eastern neighbourhood, overhangs the English Channel, has an altitude of about 500 feet, and is crowned by tumuli.
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Afton through time
Afton is now part of the Isle of Wight district. Click here for graphs and data of how the Isle of Wight has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Afton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Afton, in The the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24406
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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