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Bobby Shafto — [Bobby Shafto] an old children’s song, which may have been sung in support of Robert Shafto, a candidate in the British general election in 1761. Many British people know the first verse: Bobby Shafto’s gone to sea, Silver buckles at his knee,… … Useful english dictionary
Bobby Shafto — Robert Shafto (sometimes spelt Shaftoe) was an 18th Century British Member of Parliament (MP) and beau who was the likeliest subject of a famous North East English folk song (Roud #1359) and nursery rhyme Bobby Shafto .: Bobby Shafto s gone to… … Wikipedia
Bobby Shaftoe — may refer to *Bobby Shafto, an 18th Century English politician and subject of a famous song. *Bobby Shaftoe, a lead character in the novel Cryptonomicon . *Sergeant Bob Shaftoe, a 17th century character in Neal Stephenson s The Baroque Cycle ,… … Wikipedia
Shafto — Recorded as Shafto and occasionally Shaftoe, this is a famous English locational surname. It originates from the village of Shafto in the county of Northumberland, and is world renowned for the famous song about Bobby Shafto, a 15th century land… … Surnames reference
Robert Shafto — may refer to:*Robert Shafto (1690–1729), English politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Durham 1712–1713, 1727–1730 *Bobby Shafto (1732–1797), English beau and MP for Durham 1760–1768, and for Downton 1780–1790 *Robert Eden… … Wikipedia
Spennymoor — infobox UK place country = England official name= Spennymoor latitude= 54.70 longitude= 1.59 population = 17,241 (2001) [http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Sedgefield%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/$file/Sedgefield+Settlem… … Wikipedia
The Mitre, Newcastle upon Tyne — The Mitre is a building situated in the Benwell area in the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Grade II listed building.IoEentry|304397|Listing on Images of England] A tower house known as Benwell Tower [… … Wikipedia
Whitworth, County Durham — Whitworth is a small village in County Durham, in England, centred around Whitworth Hall. It is on the road between Spennymoor and Brancepeth, and is close to Tudhoe. Whitworth Hall (now a hotel) was in former times the home of the Shafto family … Wikipedia
Whitworth Hall Country Park — is a parkland based set in 73 acres 8 miles from the city of Durham, England which rests on the outskirts of the town Spennymoor. The park includes a Grade II listed stately mansion (the ancestral home of Bobby Shafto an 18th century MP) hotel,… … Wikipedia
Roud Folk Song Index — The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of 300,000 references to over 21,600 songs that have been collected from oral tradition in the English language from all over the world. It is a combination of the Broadside Index (printed sources before… … Wikipedia
